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setup.exe

Setup Downloader

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. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from 7softwaredreams.com.
Publisher:
VerifiedInstallation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Downloader

Version:
0.1.0.1

MD5:
1bdeea4cf3851aad349e0579fbad0399

SHA-1:
25b98fa4cdcca0685ae08f5beae508aa9a7bd9e0

SHA-256:
f3f98a29dc6a42cdd5276cf28e2b5ce5ff1aad590698856622bd2dd7d84b7456

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:
11/27/2024 10:57:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.Verified.Installer (M)
16.6.23.17

File size:
225.1 KB (230,496 bytes)

Product version:
0.1.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
downloader.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 9:42:42 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 9:42:42 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:
4/15/2015 3:17:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:g2Zg4sXOtBC0zrmb7JZyK5J3TgAhRg3Ij6sssAg0Fur7XtGF3V:g2ZF8tzJ15JjgKg3I5ssAO98V

Entry address:
0xFA30

Entry point:
E8, D3, 9B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 24, 5A, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 80, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, FB, 52, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 5F, 43, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 24, 43, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1...
 
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Code size:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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

http://7softwaredreams.com/.../xl?enc=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