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Setup.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The file Setup.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.qualitysw.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.19

MD5:
cfea2744f1fd2e5a7a5961b9b47f5c4c

SHA-1:
94838ad842be4b52bf562f93bfecdc1e85f5bab3

SHA-256:
19e1c0472777711443d7ce6dcdb1b56e86d2b413f856bfb3789affcfe1ebcd60

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 11:04:46 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Verti.360648
7.11.183.118

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141108

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3296

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.14118

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10678

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
11/8/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13888

McAfee
Artemis!CFEA2744F1FD
5600.6952

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Verti.didber
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.CC
14.11.8.14

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
34554

File size:
352.2 KB (360,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.19

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/21/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

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

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2014 7:30:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zJaW0HdNwQx/i0Bzng3PHIfTPPfzk1xo1A1+B/9AyrVoCvAdQ7wfU2boH:zJDOwQxc36PPfzuxoS1w/9JrLIxfU2b0

Entry address:
0x169440

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8180

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
320 KB (327,680 bytes)

The file Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://inst.qualitysw.net/dl/42/33240/6073/.../

http://inst.qualitysw.net/dl/42/33238/6253/.../

http://inst.qualitysw.net/dl/42/3302/42/.../

http://inst.qualitysw.net/dl/42/33234/6269/.../

http://inst.get-soft.com/dl/42/14407/6270/.../

http://inst.qualitysw.net/dl/42/32747/6073/.../

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