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Setup.exe

Sanflex

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The file Setup.exe by Sanflex has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall 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 freempr9.freesoftstore.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Sanflex  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e20e9eb6965c3ee6545290ef06ab35f2

SHA-1:
b0788d8459df9b4dc89b5129aa163e191b45239f

SHA-256:
a580b081521d1779fdec775e763f8d0b578af4fa02a9f3e030c39a22d19de14e

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/27/2024 4:47:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2014.10.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.177.172

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.DownloadAdmin
4.0.3.141012

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downloadadmin
0.98/21411

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin (variant)
8.10548

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2014.10.12.05

McAfee
Artemis!E20E9EB6965C
5600.6980

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Bundler
15.5.3.0

Sophos
Generic PUA LA
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
33842

File size:
820.9 KB (840,584 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sanflex

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 9:30:00 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2017 9:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sanflex, O=Sanflex, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
42D7699269B5BB95341F5DA022F6E57D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2014 1:59:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:axpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8Sy:mp9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg5y

Entry address:
0x3345

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4887

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://freempr9.freesoftstore.com/.../download?p=ADCASH&trckid=31974132431413213640

http://freempr9.freesoftstore.com/.../download?p=ADCASH&trckid=31998843281413036262

http://freempr9.freesoftstore.com/.../download?p=ADCASH&trckid=33847888451413354626

http://freempr9.freesoftstore.com/.../download?p=ADCASH&trckid=33073011471413246889

http://freempr9.freesoftstore.com/.../download?p=ADCASH&trckid=13942781711413055677

http://freempr9.freesoftstore.com/.../download?p=ADCASH&trckid=6968503021413194681

http://freempr9.freesoftstore.com/.../download?p=ADCASH&trckid=15036788911413333398

http://mpr5.freesoftstore.com/.../download?p=ADCASH&trckid=7013063891413145486

http://domsem.com.edgesuite.net/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?aa=on/.../&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi9mcmVlc29mdHN0b3JlY29tL3BvcnR1Z3Vlc2UvYWRjYXNoL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC90aWcvbmEvbmEvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2Fkb2JlX2ZsYXNoX3BsYXllcl9Qb3J0dWd1ZXNlLmV4ZQ==&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmUuY29tL2luc3RhbGxlcnMvb3V0LzAxMDEyMDEwMTMwMTAxNC9waWlkLTAxMjM0NTY3ODk5ODc0NTYzMjEwMDEyMzQ1Njc4OTEyL29uL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vcG9ydHVndWVzZS9hZGNhc2gvY2hyb21lL2Fkb2JlX2ZsYXNoX3BsYXllci9kLzI3NTg3NmUzNGNmNjA5ZGIxMThmM2Q4NGI3OTlhNzkwL3RpZy9uYS9uYS9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyX1BvcnR1Z3Vlc2UuZXhl&r=2967116&p=RlJFRVNPRlRTVE9SRUNPTQ==&loop=5&HI=91&JB=15&FA=21&JE=31&AN=61&FF=75&LK=82&NF=70&KJ=51&AL=73&t=1413187499&s=00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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