setup.exe

OUTBROWSE

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application setup.exe by OUTBROWSE has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.downloaddesktop2.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
OUTBROWSE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f527423fc75c862578ca33681ba73bef

SHA-1:
8be9c56db902c3b4a48f39ca793db98b0b6e3578

SHA-256:
05299f1a19a3c243967d89b66bb43ba1dc85c47041ca2d72052e5384780ff91c

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:32:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.170.96

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3364

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.7885
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
9/1/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Outbrowse
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13230

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.09.01.05

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.7020

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.ddvyee
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.567000
14.09.01.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OUTBROWSE.F
14.9.1.16

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Hoax.PornoAsset
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4823950
32210

File size:
553.7 KB (567,000 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OUTBROWSE, O=OUTBROWSE, STREET=Bialik Number: 143, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=5252337, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A5F03C3A375C11FD6C1C160EE8BFF923

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eKdUnYdbT2wW+c1fFbftgCin2JI6J8bc1YT/AAUHnOikKWF:eGUnY03lgd2J0bqAUsKW

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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