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setup.exe

The application setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdnupdate.betterxperience.com a known adware distribution point operated by Creative Island Media, LLC.
MD5:
add7feac40972825758f3b51e9e8356a

SHA-1:
0713b697c060b8a0affac7dfdce137d5b9a0d7e1

SHA-256:
bd3c8a501307e09be4760b623bf9677d4c89a21b530ba1cba27e1b8416f44648

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:41:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:BHO-AMO [PUP]
2014.9-140202

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.ExFriendAlert
4.0.3.1422

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.128
9.0.1.033

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExFriendAlert (variant)
8.9367

File size:
3.2 MB (3,397,523 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 11:41:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:XPwMw6cnO+sRf7I+UH3pDETetP7yZBj71vL4OwpnlrEi4I/AQOy//Teav7svwR:XoWcnO+cTIl6Te0YdllrEi44gynTes

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://cdnupdate.betterxperience.com/.../Setup.exe

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