setup.exe

The application setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This setup program installs potentially unwanted software on the user's PC at the same time as the expected/marketing software, without adequate consent. The program is typically installed via a form of malvertising The file has been seen being downloaded from www.mobverify.com.
MD5:
4493f7a3d1d5723f3fa71deb98f60472

SHA-1:
49dd8a9bda40ace172d77ece9391587e65d7455a

SHA-256:
57638141afccbaf1ed6690b619373c682e289735e7351e7b3f56c584255d1afc

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 5:50:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.OutBrowse.B
230

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2016.05.08

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.Gen
8.3.3.4

Arcabit
Application.OutBrowse.B
1.0.0.672

avast!
NSIS:OutBrowse-B [PUP]
2014.9-160618

AVG
AdLoad.G
2017.0.2708

Baidu Antivirus
NSIS.Adware.Generic
4.0.3.16618

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.OutBrowse.B
1.0.20.850

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4957
9.0.1.0170

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.N potentially unwanted
10.13454

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
6/18/2016

F-Prot
W32/Outbrowse.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Dropped:Application.OutBrowse.B
11.2016-18-06_7

G Data
Dropped:Application.OutBrowse
16.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Downware
t3scan.2.0.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.224.19542

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
14.0.0.35

McAfee
Artemis!4493F7A3D1D5
5600.6364

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/OutBrowse
1.1.12706.0

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.OutBrowse.B
17.0.0.510

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cthmwf
1.0.30.8213

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.G
16.06.18.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1120

Quick Heal
Downloader.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)
6.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse (M)
16.6.18.22

Sophos
Generic PUA EJ (PUA)
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OutBrowse/Variant
9073

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.EKIKMED
37.1.62.1

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
49218

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.OutBrowse.Win32.181
2.0.0.2852

File size:
965.4 KB (988,558 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ul7mcC0Wa3k3p8SJiJYWJipUi7vcJ3YONye1tVAwjbPQl7V:eilQkZpJiGWJipU+EGOA4tVh/PS7V

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9242

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

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