setup.exe

Ignition Installer

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application setup.exe by Ignition Installer has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from vtgtrk.com.
Publisher:
Ignition Installer  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.6.121

MD5:
1af14d7539a2ad40dad92e8f4c40adfd

SHA-1:
9dbb31b3f3f79a4ec2eb6ced01bd1df46d6be622

SHA-256:
21f44bcfa8205c8f7222dc99cfee9d23ea1a4dc99ac21afa6f7fe0cf7e29ba12

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/24/2024 11:51:44 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2015.03.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
3.6.1.96

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
150320-0

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10097
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dlauux
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.IgnitionInstaller
15.3.24.19

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4790114
38552

File size:
249.3 KB (255,240 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6.121

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/16/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/15/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ignition Installer, O=Ignition Installer, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
4AD02B79DCF38F3E9774567F4C94AC58

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2015 4:52:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:4TiWKiUIhLDpgtzb0nwBKTbr2FqXY/pvfFWIoSl1:kKOLDChb0ns+wyykIoSl1

Entry address:
0x169730

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, ED, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 55, 79, 16, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 29, 97, 03, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9744  (probably packed)

Code size:
236 KB (241,664 bytes)

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

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