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CLICK YES BELOW LP

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 setup.exe by CLICK YES BELOW LP 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.
Publisher:
CLICK YES BELOW LP  (signed and verified)

Description:
Setup

Version:
203.0.0.1703

MD5:
35d555c0713f4d6d99f1bc8ab59bfe3e

SHA-1:
0bb2789f21d40f087eec4b9884af1e7ae5cfc032

SHA-256:
58fca45a308372ba72f7f384932f9d565e343c945bdcb169b036cb06be895433

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/25/2024 2:10:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize.CLICKYESBELOW.Bundler (M)
15.12.26.7

File size:
2.5 MB (2,602,176 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
© CLICK YES BELOW LP

Trademarks:
trademark of CLICK YES BELOW LP

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CLICK YES BELOW LP

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/8/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/9/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CLICK YES BELOW LP, O=CLICK YES BELOW LP, STREET="SUITE 4366 MITCHELL HOUSE, 5 MITCHELL STREET", L=EDINBURGH, S=EDINBURGH, PostalCode=EH6 7BD, C=GB

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

Serial number:
338A735EDFACCD649E222FB8833DB63C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/4/2015 9:46:36 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:aNVAh77wjYPX4w0Pelu8G5UohxmmlNPpJ6Qmub1F1ZxagwSG:a3eXwJPeoVOohrLBcQDbNZxBwB

Entry address:
0x322E

Entry point:
81, EC, D8, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 09, A3, 78, 4F, 43, 00, E8, 41, 2F, 00, 00, A3, C4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, D8, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, C0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, AC, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 9A, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9909

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

http://cdn.gbot.uk.com/578.exe

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