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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. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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:
df3088ca60058c29d92f1fb12f1fb813

SHA-1:
e6dd0d2c8ff0d13fd694cca531680cad78b34ea2

SHA-256:
5527b1e25f7cc361ec264c36857f5013b90c40e575aac588e204f10509b9bd60

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 1:24:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.Verified.Installer (M)
16.7.3.0

File size:
215.1 KB (220,248 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 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:
4/9/2015 1:17:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:okw9d+gyBTZK58Umpq6Ff0ImLUsWsePPBssSKvsBb5Ag0FuY1MRSmRP:okwCRGIfmAEMxSKIb5AOOa

Entry address:
0xE980

Entry point:
E8, 6C, 8F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 24, 2A, 43, 00, FF, 15, 54, 50, 42, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, FB, 52, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 5C, 43, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 21, 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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Code size:
143.5 KB (146,944 bytes)

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

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