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Conversionads

The application setup.exe by Conversionads has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from v06120228.strangled.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Conversionads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9ae89c119d814b9cec32b7e50298a304

SHA-1:
691629866fe72283f727f24594b5f099f0c64e17

SHA-256:
b74689bf844f2058e4df9ee6ea0731e0de57aba0a1e8a45da969106c405f3685

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 5:21:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2013.09.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.105.54

AVG
Agent.F
2015.0.3249

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AZ (variant)
8.8859

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.W2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.163.1557.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Conversionads.F
14.12.25.15

File size:
1.2 MB (1,231,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conversionads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/29/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/30/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Conversionads, O=Conversionads, STREET=Am Weinberg 5, L=Neubeuern, S=Neubeuern, PostalCode=83115, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F87F8F45F7BF3EBF80C41AFC59A6916A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+Xn+lPhsBpANSjJsLpIthbUHebiaZwTPd4MHZ:qpqnbe5pA

Entry address:
0xD7010

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, BC, 2D, 41, 00, E8, 90, E1, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7784

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
869.5 KB (890,368 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://v06120228.strangled.net/moviex/.../setup.exe

http://moozymp3.com/.../download.php?tid=215

http://moozymp3.com/.../download.php?tid=250

http://moozymp3.com/.../download.php?tid=211

http://moozymp3.com/.../download.php?tid=318

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