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Setup.exe

Useful Software

This is part of the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The file Setup.exe by Useful Software has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Useful Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5.146

MD5:
b228a86bb471fcfda8d4d5bb5df681e3

SHA-1:
e760c5469d7e61a5ff01b08ea9b2451338283589

SHA-256:
d2085b0c4e253d4497378172afc1436ff271b0cb2298ea54b5f25448ab0eb7e1

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 11:36:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OptimumInstaller
2015.03.20

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.218.152

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150319

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3165

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Verti.JBT
21468

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9961
9.0.1.078

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-25-06_5

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 296238.crdownload (Adware)
2015.6.25.20

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15319

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Useful
v2015.03.19.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!B228A86BB471
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Verti.dmvgvb
0.30.8.659

Norman
Agent.BKBXY
11.20150319

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.19.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti
15.3.19.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Verti
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786530
38552

File size:
363.5 KB (372,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.146

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Useful Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/18/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/18/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Useful Software, O=Useful Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

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:
142135C80AA62D0F15501B4128FC6AEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/27/2015 5:43:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ESbElrOd6I8vP3XQhk+yVLb8J85i0dN/hOkl/GkTw6/U2kp:ESOrOd693XQy+yF8G5i0L/QkluZ6/U2M

Entry address:
0x16D5B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8424

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
332 KB (339,968 bytes)

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