setup.exe

TEHSNABSTROY 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 TEHSNABSTROY 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 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:
TechSnabStroy LTD  (signed by TEHSNABSTROY LLC)

Description:
Setup.exe

Version:
2.2.1.3

MD5:
84c89625d58fe10e9651b17c28b7cdd8

SHA-1:
392dc8ec44c23852b7f2656ab019e7217aaa7378

SHA-256:
27aa07f23da6aaaa46711cd712ae97d4a06b45acfbc6d33ec890e343bd29b0a9

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 8:20:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize (M)
17.3.5.4

File size:
2.1 MB (2,174,976 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.190.0

Copyright:
All rights reserved. Copyright 2013-2014.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/19/2014 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/20/2015 10:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TEHSNABSTROY LLC, O=TEHSNABSTROY LLC, STREET="UL. NIKOLYAMSKAYA, 9", L=G. MOSKVA, S=G. MOSKVA, PostalCode=109240, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F4B1A67457808CFF0300CD93C4050F05

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/28/2014 10:03:19 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x1B527

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, E8, E1, 41, 00, 68, 10, B7, 41, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, A4, C0, 41, 00, 59, 83, 0D, E0, EA, 60, 00, FF, 83, 0D, E4, EA, 60, 00, FF, FF, 15, AC, C0, 41, 00, 8B, 0D, DC, EA, 60, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, 90, C0, 41, 00, 8B, 0D, D8, EA, 60, 00, 89, 08, A1, 8C, C0, 41, 00, 8B, 00, A3, E8, EA, 60, 00, E8, 29, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, C0, EA, 60, 00, 75, 0C, 68, BC, B6, 41, 00, FF, 15, 88, C0...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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