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Deepwell

The application setup.exe by Deepwell 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet1184.com.
Publisher:
Precise Modern System Installer  (signed by Deepwell)

Product:
Precise Modern System Installer

Version:
44.8.7.8361

MD5:
407cad2ac2cf92f5935bf68cc77f1f5b

SHA-1:
56d7613ffe69cb71569c4f17ee558b28dcd2a6dd

SHA-256:
a4ebe86b514515d4f2b2fd7203839737072dbd3e78d9f4fc4afe068ef4420b29

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:
11/15/2024 6:46:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware (M)
16.8.3.8

File size:
759.3 KB (777,552 bytes)

Product version:
44.8.7.8361

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\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Deepwell

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/23/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/23/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Deepwell, O=Deepwell, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
488ADA17990AFCA281EEF4BF17030B5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/30/2014 4:03:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/k8A47XqfeKFXkVCNGZDSmXDOb4ADNy8Dhm59kDKDnHI/wz5zhZesZ7NXTQ+L8:/wlFXkYGZDSmXyE8ReHIAzhZeshtb8

Entry address:
0x1EFF50

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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Entropy:
7.9217

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.downloadnet1184.com/download/.../dl?bc=1191729&pid=adknowledge&brand=adknowledge.com&aid=adk&s=fw35_300x250download5128767&c=fw35&country=US&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&cb=-363673879&filename=Setup.exe&productKey=at3ofpzwb4ow7nz6hbjkmbkwltg6zgsj&zTmp=1&executable=1188405

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