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safarisetup.exe

Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application safarisetup.exe, “Software Installer ” by Boot Compute 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadsbrowser.com.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
43435d89e8e2be2ff2953d63c3b5c64e

SHA-1:
954f03b3f0d33a185af34c6c5c9a1bb9ebb1634d

SHA-256:
e7379269b70d857556a49c3a1cd46e7a4ba2d213d06c47978c7a51b70bf196a6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/26/2024 1:00:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootCompute.Bundler (M)
16.1.2.10

File size:
238.9 KB (244,600 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Software Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\safarisetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2014 5:00:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:VqDfl1wCY4Oa2mEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslNIe:QDl6BNTDkbJqL3J7HgGsAe

Entry address:
0x10513

Entry point:
E8, BA, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 18, 62, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 14, 62, 41, 00, 89, 15, 10, 62, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 0C, 62, 41, 00, 89, 35, 08, 62, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 04, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 30, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 24, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 00, 62, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, FC, 61, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, F8, 61, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, F4, 61, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 28, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 1C, 62, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 20, 62, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 2C, 62, 41...
 
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Entropy:
7.2168

Code size:
66.5 KB (68,096 bytes)

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

http://downloadsbrowser.com/track/install?subid=download safari&source=google_safari-search-us-download-exact-43168008530&adprovider=google_downloadsbrowser.com&gclid=Cj0KEQjw7IWgBRCjv8Cv4vfC3ckBEiQAE7nvR1kCdSr8Ch1ImOX-JopSWLcAAsAn27mstOkJDoiHAV0aAryY8P8HAQ&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../SafariSetup.exe

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