setup.exe

Ukra-2006 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 Ukra-2006 has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. 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:
Ukra-2006 LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.8.22

MD5:
7667166720070ff904c3e8e9d42f0f8a

SHA-1:
2b4dec5f947551f427d109a4be44b70ff424aff8

SHA-256:
6957b3741aeb6d72555dcb60474aa601a69b502926a81affa43190cc042e11ca

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 2:39:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
904

AVG
Ukra
2015.0.3382

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
1.0.20.1130

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8012
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-14-08_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
14.8.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.3405

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.08.14.11

McAfee
Artemis!766716672007
5600.7038

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
15.0.0.678

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.08.15.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.c7d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ukra2006.F
14.8.14.23

File size:
438.7 KB (449,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.8.22

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/30/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ukra-2006 LLC, O=Ukra-2006 LLC, L=Kharkiv, S=Harkivska obl, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2B3200D1AF3CAC4253C00F000EF4BAB9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/8/2014 8:14:44 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vVV0zJWDkT0Imhlwjha0xDobig3yvkV5ZKDBV:3wTBAAha0tq8s2V

Entry address:
0x10FBF

Entry point:
E8, E2, 56, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 3C, 4E, 3A, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F5, 2E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 3F, 2D, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, F3, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 3C, 4E, 3A...
 
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Entropy:
7.6162

Code size:
100.5 KB (102,912 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

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