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Skunk Dog Media

The application setup.exe by Skunk Dog Media 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 Tomorrow Software Installer installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadmanager106.com.
Publisher:
Safeguarded Swift System Installer  (signed by Skunk Dog Media)

Product:
Safeguarded Swift System Installer

Version:
60.6.6.1765

MD5:
61f42573f11081cdbd42c775e7d116e9

SHA-1:
3c7a6480590b9464617452c49bbe1176ae01d9e3

SHA-256:
f3d05e71597338eb9634c8cc570d394a152712e117a3f9db2cf3c4f3bd5b9cf1

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:24:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.SkunkDog.Bundler (M)
16.5.1.1

File size:
757.8 KB (775,968 bytes)

Product version:
60.6.6.1765

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Skunk Dog Media

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/5/2015 9:23:40 PM

Valid to:
9/5/2016 5:47:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Skunk Dog Media, O=Skunk Dog Media, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
0090B94CB4414E99DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/17/2014 4:11:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:heis4tZ5li78uJN03e3H9/UXsDrlodfpBIVyNHrz04K8b1+lleL2grfnUR7RCS1h:kF4W72QH9s6lEBKyNLz577r8RoS1l4Y

Entry address:
0x1EFF80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
748 KB (765,952 bytes)

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

http://files4.downloadmanager106.com/download/.../dl?bc=1194693&pid=adknowledge&brand=adknowledge.com&aid=adk&s=Fwint_Informer_Informer_adsrep300X250usdisplay&c=informer_fwint&country=BR&osName=Windows&osVersion=7&browserName=IE&browserVersion=10&cb=993512999&filename=Setup.exe&productKey=e2lr7cvfr5uejzgswoxms553mlqsegjz&zTmp=1&executable=1188405

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