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setup.exe

SAFE INSTALL SOFTWARE

The application setup.exe by SAFE INSTALL SOFTWARE has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. While running, it connects to the Internet address a1plpkivs-v03.any.prod.ash1.secureserver.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SAFE INSTALL SOFTWARE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1fbd4608ea63c40478e3e9b4ab2b20f7

SHA-1:
300fcd6f003109d0fd0b943e0e8715fb9e2192d7

SHA-256:
17ed53e5be7053f20046726ab1aaa45b2406459bfcf29d5d001d37b820aede1b

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 8:35:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DownloadAdmin
2015.06.18

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAdmin.Gen
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3075

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.SkypeSpam.6582
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.L potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dsmlya
0.30.24.2086

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.6.17.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
40786

File size:
654.9 KB (670,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SAFE INSTALL SOFTWARE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/19/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/19/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SAFE INSTALL SOFTWARE, O=SAFE INSTALL SOFTWARE, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5591FE91109E0E8E18F34E77C30B1AB9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2015 7:10:03 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6/wAfXETz9n2YwyuqlsnBj4W7rtV0nFwrO1jav95fT9bfYEsz91r5Wg0kU6iirfd:HAPg9n2BdBj4W/toFw0q95LtYEsz91dH

Entry address:
0x1B2A

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, E0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, E8, 8C, 52, 00, 00, 53, E8, 2A, FD, FF, FF, 59, FF, 15, 50, 77, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 04, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 4C, 77, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 34, 42, 00, E8, 8C, 40, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 20, 3D, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 73, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 94, 71, 40, 00, 68, 68, 74, 40, 00, 68, 20, 35, 42, 00, E8, 7E, 3F, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 71, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9742

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-250-122.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.250.122:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-0-160-58.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.0.160.58:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a1plpkivs-v03.any.prod.ash1.secureserver.net  (72.167.239.239:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 50.22.63.140-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (50.22.63.140:80)

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