setup.exe

Installer

VerifiedInstallation

The application setup.exe by VerifiedInstallation has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from 7softwaredreams.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
VerifiedInstallation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
352e37de85042ab5f6e27e1277bdb76b

SHA-1:
c1e83f2aa4bae63c4b0ef6a0a89bf4dc9b9c19de

SHA-256:
3e376e2e24f0cd1972b452f15923ce16f5a9b9abe7ce1247a3adec245ba4d549

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:
12/26/2024 1:13:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.Verified.Installer (M)
16.6.13.0

File size:
275.6 KB (282,200 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/3/2015 11:42:42 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 11:42:42 PM

Subject:
CN=VerifiedInstallation, O=VerifiedInstallation, L=Las Vegas, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00AD549677C65B0FD8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/4/2015 1:03:39 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:dv6ytAebquqot1vgnim1+X11KyaXL9+VMLCNAg0Fu0Ag0Fu6xM0I5vr9D:dvbAequRKnfQ11ha795cAO0AOz1p9D

Entry address:
0xFBA3

Entry point:
E8, 90, AC, 00, 00, E9, 8B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C8, C2, 43, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, A8, 43, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C8, C2, 43, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03...
 
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Entropy:
6.2419

Code size:
160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)

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

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):

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