setup.exe

Amonetize ltd.

This is the Amonetize download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application setup.exe by Amonetize ltd has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Amonetize Downloader installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
Amonetize ltd.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.5.26

MD5:
988a9b6fdbd6c645835bb591997e7ce6

SHA-1:
da1006dc433e5c545c5a98418abf5acba120fbd1

SHA-256:
e7a9984ab88a82838624ba433bc6cd26a67df0ff636ad71896502d028cf4b1b3

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup file is a re-distribution of the original program that bundles various adware offers during installation including toolbars and browser search extensions.

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:
11/5/2024 7:35:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.142.70

avast!
Win32:Amonetize-AM [PUP]
2014.9-140409

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2467
9.0.1.099

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.AJ (variant)
8.9657

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.4041

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A
v2014.04.09.07

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Amonetize.cwccgl
0.28.0.59048

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Amonetizeltd.F
14.8.7.20

Sophos
Amonetize
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0409
7.2.99

VIPRE Antivirus
Amonetize
28174

File size:
349.9 KB (358,248 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.26

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/28/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/29/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Amonetize ltd., OU=Amonetize ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Israel, C=IL

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:
72A9E57303DC103CAE5E2F5A83513E22

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/9/2014 11:26:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:3Jqd8aimjlDhFmNvxvnJsBTcwZApdeVCCY56hfhgbEJJel9oKMCuLUABZ3:3Jqd8aiilDh6vxvnJETchB69hgbiLB9

Entry address:
0x29C81

Entry point:
E8, C6, 97, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 18, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 14, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 10, 77, 08, 72, 07, 3B, 44, 24, 0C, 76, 01, 4E, 33, D2, 8B, C6, 5E, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 57, 8B, C6, 83, E0, 0F, 85, C0, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
6.4783

Code size:
245 KB (250,880 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

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