setup.exe

LLC

The application setup.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.0125c.info.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

MD5:
d502ac4900cee2c8891ed24dea5267e8

SHA-1:
aaab4087c3fea49dfd9799b4c92b7a34d563c3be

SHA-256:
8ef19e46f870c879071c9390ee5921372be13df86e67adcf9fd5f0e33edffcd7

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:
11/27/2024 4:29:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Amonetize.Bundler.Amonitize.Installer.Meta (M)
16.7.12.3

File size:
359.5 KB (368,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/21/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/21/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""Pantheon-Finance""", O="LLC ""Pantheon-Finance""", STREET="Darnitskogo, 9-A", L=Dnipropetrovsk, S=Dnipropetrovsk, PostalCode=49000, C=UA

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

Serial number:
70F77113E6E04BD57128C3AFD269DA95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/15/2015 6:23:36 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:suE1Tiuan/McLxNqH2Y2ZJIwuOoUmhxxxs6oKUdgUp/Vjx0Rg:yg/Mc1MH2YPb5UmRxs6oKePcg

Entry address:
0x7A8D

Entry point:
E8, 66, 5B, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, CF, 42, 00, E8, 9D, 48, 00, 00, E8, 37, 5D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F9, 5A, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 62, 43, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
141 KB (144,384 bytes)

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

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