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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:
3c63b3add64ec221c18757b649e4365a

SHA-1:
654f38aa14c101bcc0525ea3247e760c975b5988

SHA-256:
aeb57289b5b5eb434f94ab517c8c69ded0322ddf5730856a58b48036b3422b33

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 1:44:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.Verified.Installer (M)
16.5.2.15

File size:
225.1 KB (230,488 bytes)

Product version:
0.1.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
downloader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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 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:
4/17/2015 9:40:02 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:HSX9yxu2eaklZ8BRLQa8VtoEX5+fHqLKsG/6zj67Ag0FuT+dXAvVo:HSNG7YAukEXSqLA/6z2AOkuVo

Entry address:
0xF9F0

Entry point:
E8, A6, 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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