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root genius2.exe

Setup

yES APPS

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application root genius2.exe by yES APPS has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
yES APPS  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
6f736dbba52507f31436d8acef8fc186

SHA-1:
e2fcdba98371485d15a1fb00e2438d02099440c1

SHA-256:
c7da5935d036c754559ef6a8d69e6b16bb99b17474b07a6a329c4e6f3f55215a

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
11/27/2024 5:48:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.217.198

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.CUA
2014.0.4257

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.OutBrowse.125
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/OutBrowse
3/16/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.201.15277

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.03.16.08

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.e
5600.6824

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.dorbni
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Outbrowse
15.3.16.19

Sophos
PUA 'OutBrowse Revenyou'
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OutBrowse/Variant
9993

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.F94F9C55
7.2.75

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar06-231902-3e006596-485a-4c18-bb3e-88255b8092ff.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
yES APPS

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/28/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=yES APPS, O=yES APPS, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
771788A8CE4C800B258B0CAC8DF0B32A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2015 3:19:02 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rbSaE4mvt/VeBY/RU4QSptJVuN9BKW6WoqPa0BD:rbSv4mvXeBr4rVwnHrD

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5749

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

The file root genius2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.campus0102.info/.../1425683935/1425683935?03740740090Z2JtLjE4bD0xJzAmYTYuNi01NyZjPTIxLC8xH2o9MR1maWleamFmYT1SZm90KEBhbmJxcyZgY29rNjEmc2VwPSk

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