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SAFE INSTALL SOFTWARE

The application setup.exe by SAFE INSTALL SOFTWARE has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadtrunk114.com.
Publisher:
SAFE INSTALL SOFTWARE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3da8920e9e527b56ef82d193cf8ed5ca

SHA-1:
38088b0cf3c40b9d64ebc42fb1680af84a4a450f

SHA-256:
af11da76486f6838acd36e3225b721e73ffb6819d6c5068e2c602e12122d5ef0

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:
11/24/2024 7:22:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.SAFEINST.Installer (M)
16.5.10.10

File size:
653.6 KB (669,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SAFE INSTALL SOFTWARE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/18/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/18/2016 4:59:59 PM

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:
5/11/2015 11:14:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:X9cazLCHa4Aq9C5pdDHG850PBkHh6wrZkbY9380QpkY6sj8eCaRV4gSQTOBt:Ncaz+Hafq9CFDH3OmB6QZkM3cCS8Kint

Entry address:
0x1BB4

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, DC, 51, 00, 00, 53, E8, 50, FD, FF, FF, 59, FF, 15, 50, 77, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 70, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 4C, 77, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 2C, 42, 00, E8, B9, 09, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 00, 3D, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 73, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 9C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 68, 74, 40, 00, 68, 00, 35, 42, 00, E8, AB, 08, 00, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 70, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9744

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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

http://files4.downloadtrunk114.com/download/.../dl?bc=1183685&pid=adknowledge&brand=adknowledge.com&aid=adk&s=fwint_cnet_downloadcom728x90display&c=fwint17&country=IN&variation=chwebsite&cb=177195614&filename=Setup.exe&productKey=7fusq635n7x4kjddvlcvrp24idporr7o&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1

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