setup.exe

ClickYes

The application setup.exe by ClickYes has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from chachagong8.com.
Publisher:
ClickYes  (signed and verified)

MD5:
26fb63307aca45a10e610ba3ba4a72b7

SHA-1:
9369272e8e5e2a62f268ad381eca48fa5b34fc9d

SHA-256:
913204096b045d8ca15a8106454d22963340c243848203a85c885ed489f7215a

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:
1/12/2025 11:48:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.ClickYes.Installer (M)
16.4.2.9

File size:
1.2 MB (1,232,360 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/17/2015 2:13:38 PM

Valid to:
2/17/2016 2:13:38 PM

Subject:
CN=ClickYes, O=ClickYes, 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:
2A0E61ED1AE79E56

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/9/2015 9:43:35 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:10yVi3a8YvcZ7G4IU24M5ldxcpmiJDDQFiVmSCQFMoZpjTdcQrIDD:KyGaLvcpG4IlXX2pPDscrFMoZpjJNrIv

Entry address:
0x35B7

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, E0, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B4, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, 05, 47, 00, E8, 62, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, 00, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 24, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 0C, 86, 40, 00, 68, 00, 85, 46, 00, E8, 32, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 20, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9124

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
26 KB (26,624 bytes)

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

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