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setup.exe

Installer

VerifiedInstallation

The application setup.exe by VerifiedInstallation has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from safedownloadsrus131.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
VerifiedInstallation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
cbe3becaeb26622fda02ac5f7ec224ca

SHA-1:
257f711e31b49b81dbe2ee4595e20cdbc81a7ba8

SHA-256:
176b1e19407a088a4d9438ce3835b5d51ddcad4347192b63cb082319a1f54d33

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.

Analysis date:
2/27/2025 12:19:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.Verified.Installer (M)
16.7.31.14

File size:
288.1 KB (295,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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:
VerifiedInstallation

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/3/2015 10:42:42 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 10:42:42 PM

Subject:
CN=VerifiedInstallation, O=VerifiedInstallation, L=Las Vegas, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00AD549677C65B0FD8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/24/2015 7:14:38 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7fM4Xr6B8nE11lJrcffmulaAO0AOBdJhZn:7M4bI1HqffAiRJhZn

Entry address:
0xFCF3

Entry point:
E8, 90, AC, 00, 00, E9, 8B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C8, C2, 43, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, A8, 43, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C8, C2, 43, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03...
 
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Entropy:
6.2699

Code size:
160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)

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

http://safedownloadsrus131.com/.../xl?enc=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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

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