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setup.exe

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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. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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:
59df3765e6d08b682a61c5b7b2bfc82c

SHA-1:
ca63e4ab0b9ddb4d4636dfd6f6c61e72a287cad8

SHA-256:
f57061b3c931f1121e34d28c9cef5d0579f7b4280f91547c7737d749b6bd8098

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 1:07:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.Verified.Installer (M)
16.5.15.1

File size:
287 KB (293,928 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
Signed by:
VerifiedInstallation

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/3/2015 9:42:42 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 9:42:42 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:
6/3/2015 11:11:45 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:H/cgo0CiV1H5F6sF2cmSS15AO0AOPL8Nn:fcgobkLF6ymSS5iZwn

Entry address:
0xFCC3

Entry point:
E8, B1, 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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Code size:
160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)

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

http://7softwaredreams.com/.../xl?enc=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

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)

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