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setup.exe

TEHSNABSTROY 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 setup.exe by TEHSNABSTROY 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 TUGUU DomaIQ Setup 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:
TechSnabStroy  (signed by TEHSNABSTROY LLC)

Description:
installer.exe

Version:
2.2.1.0

MD5:
f38a9c54ad545c6b6e775e72c0287452

SHA-1:
1c92e2c823c3ae391ef05324a0ac5828a5f30380

SHA-256:
57a704ab477325e1d2b176c8e9a2cdb222797e84d8b183b17c6adeed9c5ebd81

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:
11/27/2024 12:23:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize (M)
17.3.4.22

File size:
2.1 MB (2,166,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
All rights reserved. Copyright 2013-2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TEHSNABSTROY LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/19/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/20/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TEHSNABSTROY LLC, O=TEHSNABSTROY LLC, STREET="UL. NIKOLYAMSKAYA, 9", L=G. MOSKVA, S=G. MOSKVA, PostalCode=109240, C=RU

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

Serial number:
00F4B1A67457808CFF0300CD93C4050F05

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/28/2014 3:03:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x19692

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, E0, C1, 41, 00, 68, 80, 98, 41, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, B0, A0, 41, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 00, CA, 60, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 04, CA, 60, 00, FF, FF, 15, B4, A0, 41, 00, 8B, 0D, FC, C9, 60, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, B8, A0, 41, 00, 8B, 0D, F8, C9, 60, 00, 89, 08, A1, BC, A0, 41, 00, 8B, 00, A3, 08, CA, 60, 00, E8, 28, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, E0, C9, 60, 00, 75, 0C, 68, 26, 98, 41, 00, FF, 15, C0, A0...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
100 KB (102,400 bytes)

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