java_runtime_enviroment_setup.exe.exe

Start NOW

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application java_runtime_enviroment_setup.exe.exe by Start NOW has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from webupgrade.checkerlive.com.
Publisher:
Start NOW  (signed and verified)

MD5:
69952126075006bb3aa4c3e674ed05f7

SHA-1:
54df6d5f773af357c965bc36f0afe561bcc427a9

SHA-256:
487fb529d2e4a550b54f4cd378a0ce06081cd28e53ab8385ab50a0a1a2c50922

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 11:46:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.1
648

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.04.28

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.Gen
3.6.1.96

avast!
OutBrowse-DO [PUP]
2014.9-150427

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader
2016.0.3126

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA
1.0.20.585

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY
21914

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.92
9.0.1.0117

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
8.15.04.27.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
4/27/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-27-04_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.BA
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.28.2

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.203.15726

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
14.0.0.1669

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse.gen
v2015.07.28.03

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.e
5600.6782

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.1
16.0.0.351

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dmxjlz
0.30.20.1219

Quick Heal
Adware.NSIS.OutBrowse.A
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Outbrowse.Bundler
15.4.27.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4823950
37588

File size:
571.6 KB (585,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\java_runtime_enviroment_setup.exe.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Start NOW, O=Start NOW, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4A33FB1D83BE0A3584CABB3B38966358

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oXKzSV/OlUiTLLte4eOqMzXEibT3SaVxv7Zr9BB2Mg3vZ4:oXKocUiTLpOOpUivtVrd2f/6

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9742

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file java_runtime_enviroment_setup.exe.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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