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 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.vlcplayerdownload.com.
Publisher:
OUTBROWSE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c0a2b2a3311050aaac0005e1b11843e4

SHA-1:
a60bc89be9a0d8b995771439ae87da5fe24e29dd

SHA-256:
84a33accceddeadc5ffcc2b6b2dc1d9a4d6d52d6595e3af7d13a7c845608aaa2

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
11/27/2024 10:39:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
899

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.168.26

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3377

Bitdefender
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
1.0.20.1155

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.T potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
11.2014-19-08_3

G Data
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13098

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2014.08.19.09

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.7033

MicroWorld eScan
MemScan:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.E
15.0.0.693

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Raw.OutBrowse.dbpywt
0.28.2.61721

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.942528
14.08.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.OUTBROWSE.F
14.8.19.17

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
920.4 KB (942,528 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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 12:59:59 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 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8SHXdyZNrNF/4lgGhpwJxmntY1VKc9IsTELQ:FHXc3BqXp6fScKsIL

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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Entropy:
7.9175

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 URL.

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