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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from 7softwaredreams.com.
Publisher:
VerifiedInstallation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Downloader

Version:
0.1.0.1

MD5:
96adc49b4a90c538b52b7f18d6191aba

SHA-1:
5f41169bba8ab7961b2b08b2b5b5949f5e5ef00f

SHA-256:
c6d61dad4e3cbfc81d857986c7d1742fd3938d35770e0b58e81d56d09da7225e

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:
12/26/2024 1:38:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.Verified.Installer (M)
16.7.10.18

File size:
225.1 KB (230,496 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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VerifiedInstallation

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/3/2015 8:42:42 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 8:42:42 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:
4/21/2015 4:01:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:WEqj0zJ+/qOIEhKvpM0EL24tZzH6LKsxQR8Kj61Ag0Fu8DdGt0VBpl:WEqQVtZH4tF6LrQRhAAOGdl

Entry address:
0xFA40

Entry point:
E8, A7, 9B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 24, 5A, 43, 00, FF, 15, 5C, 80, 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:
152.5 KB (156,160 bytes)

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

http://7softwaredreams.com/.../xl?enc=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