sam__2268_il2428.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 sam__2268_il2428.exe by AMGRUP has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. 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:
1.1.5.26

MD5:
c143429dd81f70b47228e76348585b07

SHA-1:
bb03b0a835257f119c9349a42532f441e9ae3a03

SHA-256:
5f923c51cc3ea4fa306f085dcf38787b0ae8c71ae3202d0ed56b3de49d157821

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
2/25/2025 12:25:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Netfilter.2
766

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Amonetize
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
2014.12.26

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Amonetize.314368.1
7.11.198.114

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141231

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3249

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.141231

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Netfilter.2
1.0.20.1825

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Netfilter
8.14.12.31.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.CK (variant)
8.10928

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Netfilter.2
11.2014-31-12_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Netfilter
14.12.24

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!DE732793E0EA
5600.6900

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Netfilter.2
15.0.0.1095

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Netfilter.2
11.20141231

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AMGRUP.Q
14.12.25.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17DC7E8E!400326286
23.00.65.141229

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NH09LM14
7.2.365

File size:
561.7 KB (575,168 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.26

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\{random}.tmp\sam__2268_il2428.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/2/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/3/2015 12:59:59 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:
12/19/2014 11:07:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:myxggGN4YS4gdQcZxhkM54TYBiJKs6peWbHKF19K1vp9UMFGz:Jxg14njWcDhkM5c/JKs6peWbEKpUMFGz

Entry address:
0xAF83

Entry point:
E8, 21, 3E, 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, C4, 5B, 39, 00, FF, 15, A4, E0, 38, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 57, 2D, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 84, E0, 38, 00, 50, E8, 07, 2D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8D, 45, 08, 50, 8B, F1, E8, C1, ED, FF, FF, C7, 06, C0, EB, 38, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, C0, EB, 38, 00, E9, 05, EE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, C0, EB, 38, 00, E8, F2, ED, FF, FF...
 
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Code size:
115.5 KB (118,272 bytes)

The file sam__2268_il2428.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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