microsoft toolkit 2.5.3.exe

Setup

VErified software snb

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application microsoft toolkit 2.5.3.exe by VErified software snb 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer.
Publisher:
VErified software snb  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
4665e6be0156366ecdba85baec660436

SHA-1:
b542e1b36dffd554c79fc9f9458a07a42ca3e72d

SHA-256:
88ab5b3f4cf61d9a69a16c89c3e1170434be534ce86b74678d57653f070d12d7

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 12:34:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.VErifiedsoftwaresnb.Bundler (M)
15.11.6.18

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,760 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar04-201542-49fcfa5a-4fee-440d-98b0-eed2d62baf9e.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft toolkit 2.5.3.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/1/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=VErified software snb, O=VErified software snb, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
282A4B6477505AF37EF4679BCD93BC49

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2015 9:15:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3bSaE4mvt/KTGsOrzP5YVZFUFDUu0+Rd7YRdPy94DtmOIK:3bSv4mvEa6VZG+u0aa1Bma

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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