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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from chachagong5.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
VerifiedInstallation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
6e095621091a3b3b89d3bfc19939ef6c

SHA-1:
86de4c50b458f618c3f0b0e99eb7c4811004d6ab

SHA-256:
50eb728dbd3e82db919985e7b29f258487a7d00c28fcc2471ee1eccc60ddcbfb

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:
12/24/2024 11:41:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.Verified.Installer (M)
16.4.26.21

File size:
275.6 KB (282,168 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VerifiedInstallation

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/4/2015 12:42:42 AM

Valid to:
3/4/2016 12:42:42 AM

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:
4/30/2015 3:06:36 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:w7EnztE9Sz8Gl4DlB+rHahbVy6cyWcuO+6MDCojWAg0Fu0Ag0FuaWxMe1EJvD:w7kzioozb+7oA6/WcZ8sAO0AOaFZ

Entry address:
0xFB73

Entry point:
E8, 90, AC, 00, 00, E9, 8B, FE, FF, FF, CC, 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, C8, C2, 43, 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, 70, A8, 43, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C8, C2, 43, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03...
 
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Entropy:
6.2426

Code size:
160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)

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

http://chachagong5.com/download/.../9606?lpm_id=101

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

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