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java_setup.exe

Soft Application Generic

Download Jet

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application java_setup.exe, “Soft Application Generic Setup ” by Download Jet has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by Download Jet)

Product:
Soft Application Generic

Description:
Soft Application Generic Setup

MD5:
d0dd86f6d9dae2f5a600bff9e6ff2c0b

SHA-1:
8b0411e77764a7f5809ab561c25030126ded75b3

SHA-256:
462a6c7bfc4284021e2bc034647f8968317c0c222e41906dbd5885d0290e73ab

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 10:23:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Download.Installer (M)
16.3.10.23

File size:
1021.6 KB (1,046,080 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\java_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Jet

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/14/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/14/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Jet, O=Download Jet, STREET="500 Westover Drive #6502", L=Sanford, S=NC, PostalCode=27330, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
71A3B4CEFFECF361AB11477318001135

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:duWFODf2OyrsQPb5jebGBxySn1Y6PmC1snxn/DmUq9wndgg:du5D+OyrsQPbpMr6Ryx/KwndB

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9243

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.bulkhostingbundle.com/c?x=XKoLyO9/DeJSVnijgK6Rgr8LSPIzAIo6R9bWQ0D2Po0=&c=CRFU1t70q3/JB4SmbCi68vbZmde4ttsW8bSa 3CWUhXllLJ4Rv7GR287JMxnl8TCNchmlpaS0bSpViYMQ2rYyN4Uijr/kjgqoSSgumLbi04n5I4Ig/raoMZBB5rTT0nF&downloadAs=Java_Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/.../java.exe

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