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setup.exe

Installium LTD.

The application setup.exe by Installium has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.dnldsoft.com.
Publisher:
Setup  (signed by Installium LTD.)

Product:
setup

Version:
2.12.0.0

MD5:
f6e5cd073c8e5c9ea1c97920ee71b498

SHA-1:
4be81f4ae2ed2f920eb30c4d648b8e938101014e

SHA-256:
272801c7e2abc50583b190b6b56a7f78b8accfd5c2d6e7a0f1f77decefc70397

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
1/10/2025 12:57:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.TrueDownloader
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160103

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2875

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6597

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.11958
9.0.1.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.TrueDownloader.E application
10.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.205.16279

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installium
v2016.01.03.11

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dtayus
0.30.24.2086

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installium.Installer (M)
16.1.3.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
41244

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.TrueDownloader.Win32.12
2.0.0.2244

File size:
648.1 KB (663,696 bytes)

Product version:
2.12.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installium LTD.

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
1/19/2015 8:58:38 AM

Valid to:
1/19/2016 8:58:38 AM

Subject:
CN=Installium LTD., O=Installium LTD., L=Tel-Aviv, C=IL

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:
01CB03D6FC49AFD8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/17/2015 6:56:26 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MaZgCTRWDEpUqMKojH5AuspdH2wY91PCykPgeheUYYDK+xOZKdjt8QFRTs:hTRPyHOuspZ2nj6ZgeTYz+QcdjNs

Entry address:
0x9BEF

Entry point:
E8, 89, 2B, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 97, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 5C, 50, 42, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 5C, 3A, 42, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 5C, 50, 42, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8039  (probably packed)

Code size:
89 KB (91,136 bytes)

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

http://cdn.dnldsoft.com/setup.exe

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