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Setup.exe

Useful Software

This is part of 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 file Setup.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.greatsoftfree.com.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.9.125

MD5:
6967f1cde8c0d9dee5101f9006402dca

SHA-1:
b4f2fd689f56fe8bef65c433ab10d8bee7263668

SHA-256:
4046281fa1ef24be094f887c1d6989247eddf5c2585f958e0fea8bfe068093c1

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:28:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2015.04.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
3.6.1.96

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3146

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9817
9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.Verti
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 201251.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.11.1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15487

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.04.07.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.dptfbk
0.30.8.659

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20150407

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.07.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti
15.4.7.15

Sophos
Generic PUA KI
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0403
7.2.192

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
39064

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.9.125

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/18/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/18/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, 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:
142135C80AA62D0F15501B4128FC6AEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/27/2015 3:40:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:G3Nlq6jmPBJ1AZKElgKWM28BHikk58A/PIM/P9qn0rUaA+jaQQx/U201:Gd1jCBDNUgjH8BHikk5rYW34/+jafx/q

Entry address:
0x16D570

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8423

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
332 KB (339,968 bytes)

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

http://inst.greatsoftfree.com/dl/691/36001/6948/.../

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