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setup.exe

Setup Downloader

VerifiedInstallation

The application setup.exe by VerifiedInstallation has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from 7softwaredreams.com.
Publisher:
VerifiedInstallation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Downloader

Version:
0.1.0.1

MD5:
5337f53dfaec25e9f246b5e88b7d11ee

SHA-1:
455d7dcf5403fcc40ee2119f73e2ef71abd1902c

SHA-256:
4e6d513770b135d60ae5ef7231da340bd972dc01648da89761301e4e6a969160

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 5:42:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle (M)
16.7.28.13

File size:
224.6 KB (229,976 bytes)

Product version:
0.1.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
downloader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VerifiedInstallation

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/3/2015 9:42:42 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 9:42:42 PM

Subject:
CN=VerifiedInstallation, O=VerifiedInstallation, L=Las Vegas, S=Nevada, 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:
00AD549677C65B0FD8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2015 11:33:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:9F4PrAtXz+qs9pwwrn8BsdbMKIaBc3hbzEj8NFWG2456Ag0FuXti+3d:9FyCXz3qJdRIaMhbI8NFZgAO9iId

Entry address:
0xF950

Entry point:
E8, A4, 9B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 24, 4A, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 70, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, FB, 52, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 5F, 43, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 24, 43, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1...
 
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Code size:
152 KB (155,648 bytes)

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

http://7softwaredreams.com/download/.../4101?lpm_id=89&filename=setup.exe

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