setup.exe

ITL-GROUP LLC

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 file setup.exe by ITL-GROUP has been detected as adware by 24 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:
ITL-GROUP LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.5.26

MD5:
5bc66526f45544fd8bba46c3b45fb584

SHA-1:
e9639f693617c9ebf205f97b90341db5e2321124

SHA-256:
f0cf0f9abab197a2f273f0d017cdf6de6f0d0e8f9d87a41c11408bb7e729b90f

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/23/2024 12:18:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.68509
803

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
2014.11.24

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.188.92

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141123

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3281

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.141124

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.68509
1.0.20.1635

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Amonetize-370
0.98/21511

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.68509
8.14.11.23.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BP potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Amonetize
11/24/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.68509
11.2014-23-11_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.68509
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.2898

McAfee
Artemis!5BC66526F455
5600.6937

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.68509
15.0.0.981

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.24.09

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ITLGROUP.H
14.11.23.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17A6DC21!396811297
23.00.65.141122

Sophos
Generic PUA JG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H09KJ14
7.2.328

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34948

File size:
411.2 KB (421,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.26

Original file name:
setup.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\1e61.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/20/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/21/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ITL-GROUP LLC, O=ITL-GROUP LLC, L=Selyshche Doslidne, S=Selyshche Doslidne, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
080AA229F6377F023DF6C8F878AC3719

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/23/2014 6:02:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZW+aCjFwnFn5rVPBqXcEIT7ehuaZmIdlj:bFwnFnRHqsEIT7ehB8If

Entry address:
0x261F4

Entry point:
E8, 2E, AC, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, A1, E0, 09, 45, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 8B, 55, 18, 53, 33, DB, 56, 57, 3B, D3, 7E, 1F, 8B, 45, 14, 8B, CA, 49, 38, 18, 74, 08, 40, 3B, CB, 75, F6, 83, C9, FF, 8B, C2, 2B, C1, 48, 3B, C2, 7D, 01, 40, 89, 45, 18, 89, 5D, F8, 39, 5D, 24, 75, 0B, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 8B, 40, 04, 89, 45, 24, 8B, 35, 6C, F0, 43, 00, 33, C0, 39, 5D, 28, 53, 53, FF, 75, 18, 0F, 95, C0, FF, 75, 14, 8D, 04, C5, 01, 00, 00, 00, 50, FF, 75, 24, FF, D6, 8B, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
6.6777

Code size:
245.5 KB (251,392 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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