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Setup.exe

Western Web Applications, LLC

The software will display additional offers (such as adware) during installation including a browser toolbar/extension as well as advertising injection software (part of the Injekt brand). The application Setup.exe by Western Web Applications has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.tvgenieapp.com.
Publisher:
Western Web Applications, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ef6af3538a26836763fb58f498a84a03

SHA-1:
acd5ad67641048338f7071fa1ee342eb02ab97f1

SHA-256:
0bf7b679347d917e9e7910b4286579dcb38ca55e5c1a1354cbc0f324fea1d262

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:53:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
JS:BHO-N [PUP]
2014.9-140413

Bkav FE
W32.Clod220.Trojan
1.3.0.4415

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17253

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.36
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExFriendAlert (variant)
8.9033

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Agent.HE
v2014.04.13.03

McAfee
Artemis!EF6AF3538A26
5600.7161

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WesternWebApplications.F
14.4.13.15

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH0AIH13
7.2.103

VIPRE Antivirus
SearchDonkey
23272

File size:
2.9 MB (2,988,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Western Web Applications, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/23/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/24/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Western Web Applications, LLC", O="Western Web Applications, LLC", STREET=640 E Grand Ave, STREET=Suite 129, L=Carlsbad, S=CA, PostalCode=92008, C=US

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

Serial number:
2A1B337726D509D16C17362E2E625DE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 5:41:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:76UHwOs63e99a2vVfC1HDezlpN6/LmeA8S4vuVI4OwpnlrEiW9wChL3sPa2hGfvI:G+Xs6KTvNYjYlpN6jmFT7dllrEiW9zh6

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:
7.9958

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.

http://dl.tvgenieapp.com/TVGenie/573/.../Setup.exe

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