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setup.exe

LLC

The application setup.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.downloaddado.com.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

MD5:
21d646a924df9f84c46e010c72dce29c

SHA-1:
e96c19a8b2d6f24b9470dfbedc45cf3eb578066a

SHA-256:
4a0f9b59c1056767a9576e76d60a3c86b9f423aefa10ed9921a6f74327e9ac38

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:
11/26/2024 7:31:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize.Bundler.Amonitize.Installer.Meta (M)
16.7.14.22

File size:
359.5 KB (368,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/20/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/20/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""DIYEVO""", O="LLC ""DIYEVO""", STREET="VULYTSYA LUMUMBY PATRISA, budynok 19", L=Kyiv, S=Kyiv, PostalCode=01042, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0C76D769C31DE22C26728BFC04AB87D1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/18/2015 2:16:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:91dy8x/a3hpMcLx5H2BzvdbXTW3vSvyZEZ0mrPdlE+:7fYjMc15H2/TWaEERjdlE+

Entry address:
0x7ACD

Entry point:
E8, E6, 5A, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, CF, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 48, 00, 00, E8, B7, 5C, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 79, 5A, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, EE, 42, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.0021

Code size:
141 KB (144,384 bytes)

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

http://cdn.downloaddado.com/download/.../?software=MediaDownloader&name=Setup.exe&no_cache=5a736eb4b7d99423b5d3d684ae4b94dea44428cef85353

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