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setup.exe

staRT noW

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application setup.exe by staRT noW has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.down4desk.com.
Publisher:
BSQNI  (signed by staRT noW)

Product:
BSQNI

Version:
5996.15526.798.6033

MD5:
1b0247c74fa051cd9cbe4c1956e71490

SHA-1:
cd86c8a5a8a8db8c295ed3be0fe8c805ed1770d4

SHA-256:
142ba2b4d1ac258d9075a1c1c14c92245f422bc818296e0e87dba4a2e0b64e63

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:00:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.7.27.10

File size:
635.5 KB (650,704 bytes)

Product version:
5996.15526.798.6033

Copyright:
BSQNI

Trademarks:
BSQNI

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
staRT noW

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/25/2015 7:30:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 7:29:59 PM

Subject:
CN=staRT noW, O=staRT noW, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7366E562FB25003E03E4582E9B8F157F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 6:22:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ky6d/gTrwg7x3bWOMueyLd2feq8/EL7klqigJlXTxhONur4DPdxbP/5Yfc8vy4hf:khOxStueyLcfIEslqigraNuryfbPv86K

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, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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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://get.down4desk.com/.../1432668193/1432668193?52428562624YmNwLy06ajssMS8hYjkwLTIqLyBqOSw0NTIeaTcvIGItOCMwLh0vKkFGR0FJUilCOihDQh8yLCAyLCRbZ2NhZWdgOC4tMCkxMC8qMywtMTEuMDQyNi01MSFnX21mOCskdGdsOC4

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