patricia lawrence smith__3516_i1187800429_il14972.exe

Ukra-2006 LLC

This is the Amonetize download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application patricia lawrence smith__3516_i1187800429_il14972.exe by Ukra-2006 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 TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
Ukra-2006 LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.8.22

MD5:
af9cc62195f9cae2b052baa05795a977

SHA-1:
81b32b2e758ac74cbb485f17e607c4a83ff24de9

SHA-256:
95576f28e2f0a43a6b350b591ea22753f0f2ad3c72a7cbf1140704a36bdd45b9

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:
11/5/2024 2:28:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize.Ukra2006.Bundler (M)
16.1.10.7

File size:
438.2 KB (448,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.8.22

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\patricia lawrence smith__3516_i1187800429_il14972.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/30/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ukra-2006 LLC, O=Ukra-2006 LLC, L=Kharkiv, S=Harkivska obl, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2B3200D1AF3CAC4253C00F000EF4BAB9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/8/2014 11:14:44 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sVV0zJWDkTTre8r8A2Ru/4FXhV75ldaHaaxUA:6wT/f8AIu/sXhHsTxUA

Entry address:
0x10FBF

Entry point:
E8, E2, 56, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 3C, 4E, 3A, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F5, 2E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 3F, 2D, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, F3, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 3C, 4E, 3A...
 
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Entropy:
7.6143

Code size:
100.5 KB (102,912 bytes)

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