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setup.exe

LLC

The application setup.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.downloaddart.com.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

MD5:
328da3996d86aaa295177e112629ea91

SHA-1:
3537f3af39ef69b43a327991f565d01ce1ba7908

SHA-256:
9dd8a981877e3fba773550f928c30d5a868fdf7bf8baee6279d943df9882f623

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:
2/25/2025 7:21:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Amonetize (M)
16.11.17.7

File size:
412 KB (421,880 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/5/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/5/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""Proyekt Midas""", O="LLC ""Proyekt Midas""", STREET="vul. Bestuzheva, 36", L=Kiev, S=Kiev, PostalCode=04123, C=UA

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

Serial number:
45D4C1C2C77726EBF5A47C9AF796F908

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/30/2015 3:11:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:b/tJMMu01qdLrQaNWhsl70rNAOKAOmu2dOgNX2+inG13PpJyx4k4RWKvs:bl8KslorNQKNG9nGRpE4kTKU

Entry address:
0x8D4D

Entry point:
E8, 86, 5B, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D0, 9C, 43, 00, E8, BD, 48, 00, 00, E8, 57, 5D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 19, 5B, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 8A, 43, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.0392

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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

http://cdn.downloaddart.com/.../setup.exe

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