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plants vs zombies 2__5695_il135.exe

AMGRUP 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 plants vs zombies 2__5695_il135.exe by AMGRUP 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 Amonetize Downloader 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:
AMGRUP LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.6.20

MD5:
8e6475a9ef87c25f9d20ad39735d5521

SHA-1:
87238007e463618f3bbfad4c1ea8ba8f59f87437

SHA-256:
fff06b4e0a0fad46d9cd8038bd743ae422eaba908ef9a2124c792d831970d788

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:
12/24/2024 5:35:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize (M)
16.7.20.6

File size:
602.2 KB (616,640 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.6.20

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\plants vs zombies 2__5695_il135.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AMGRUP LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/3/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AMGRUP LLC, O=AMGRUP LLC, L=Kiev, S=Kiev, C=UA

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

Serial number:
7BEE5C2171C644AF5B917C9D0C4DC006

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/10/2014 11:46:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5fGe2n/3/kQDmPozXWKZFVz6yYlUGKtaty3dK/nI8Fj:5fGh/WoT13F6yYlfKtatyNk1Fj

Entry address:
0xE294

Entry point:
E8, 7B, 78, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 7C, 0F, 39, 00, FF, 15, C4, 80, 38, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 8D, 2F, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 24, 80, 38, 00, 50, E8, 3D, 2F, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8D, 45, 08, 50, 8B, F1, E8, AA, E2, FF, FF, C7, 06, 1C, 8C, 38, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, 1C, 8C, 38, 00, E9, EE, E2, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, 1C, 8C, 38, 00, E8, DB, E2, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.6073

Code size:
153 KB (156,672 bytes)

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