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setup.exe

Setup Downloader

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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from 7softwaredreams.com.
Publisher:
VerifiedInstallation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Downloader

Version:
0.1.0.1

MD5:
37845f6ed2651e5e0fafbf6fd9a33eb3

SHA-1:
e5c273f29f61e4f5abce8f68ab06078e77706f21

SHA-256:
551384feec4ad01739af9e093a0f55ac0fb26c5bde966977fdf15284283eca15

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 1:50:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.Verified.Installer (M)
16.6.29.0

File size:
329.6 KB (337,504 bytes)

Product version:
0.1.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
downloader.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VerifiedInstallation

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/3/2015 10:42:42 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 10:42:42 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:
4/10/2015 5:43:27 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:TwOMUUOxDUDAdlm6wWqQzpqK5ZEamgNBxJoesAg0Fuu39+cN9Uzvu4ejjjjcV266:TwnncIq7vl5ZigZJopAOuNJgv2mtCs9q

Entry address:
0xF9B0

Entry point:
E8, D3, 9B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 24, 4A, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 70, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, FB, 52, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 5F, 43, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 24, 43, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1...
 
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Entropy:
6.7021

Code size:
152 KB (155,648 bytes)

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

http://7softwaredreams.com/.../xl?enc=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-Jn9mAAdRGxYfFV8LEFhHR1USQ0kbXE1QExsSVlkFQhtZFhUcFQJWFgkVaTYQTkdHX0QMX1RVRlAdFVNWQxUTA1IYFUJHQw8WUFUJAVQHBFEEBFcKAQhQVggOVAVQUAQLWlVVBwJZUwMRSg

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