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saladfury__1843_il25716.exe

Installer

Amonetize ltd.

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 saladfury__1843_il25716.exe by Amonetize ltd 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Amonetize (signed by Amonetize ltd.)

Product:

Installer

Version:

1.1.4.26

MD5:

783adfae0a44a0823edce2e35bd752ed

SHA-1:

e7c1c3cc2591c5c76e504aa7a5d485d79b367665

SHA-256:

0ca79903df1f26fd5995a12f2e3212e4006acc3cc863b1aea995350adcc2dcd9

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This setup file is a re-distribution of the original program that bundles various adware offers during installation including toolbars and browser search extensions.

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:

11/23/2024 5:11:03 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Amonetize (M)

16.11.12.15

File size:

149 KB (152,608 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.4.26

Original file name:

Launcher.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Amonetize Downloader

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\saladfury__1843_il25716.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Amonetize ltd.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

5/14/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

5/15/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Amonetize ltd., O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

47256A10E8986C45AD869252DE4204AC

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

2/7/2013 3:22:00 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:VobJDqBO4pXBUQUM3kFF7cTAeiFVibABtSZjTNm8ivkW2nsS9J9S:VAMBFUM36ReXABt4xNyFS5S

Entry address:

0x5AA70

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, B0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, FC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.7892

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

128 KB (131,072 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.soledownload.com (54.225.181.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.activemonetizer.com (23.23.96.46:80)

http://www.activemonetizer.com/index.php?Net2=v2.0.50727&Net4=&OSversion=NT5.1SP3&Slv=&Sysid=B2470700582&Sysid1=B2470700582&X64=N&admin=Y&browser=IEXPLORE.EXE&chver=&exe=ikjut__470484471&offver=&lang_DfltUser=04

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