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setup.exe

TEHSNABSTROY 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 application setup.exe by TEHSNABSTROY has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup 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:
TechSnabStroy LTD  (signed by TEHSNABSTROY LLC)

Description:
Setup.exe

Version:
2.2.1.3

MD5:
c8b8aadd82775f5c311c6eb82a489fd4

SHA-1:
ea84d5ee9b27f8cec881229d6cfa89d1ce2578d0

SHA-256:
d84bb815f2a563179c65465ed3e07b6941d058bc822b202f460bcd9d112a6659

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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 1:29:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize (M)
17.3.10.7

File size:
2.1 MB (2,174,976 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.190.0

Copyright:
All rights reserved. Copyright 2013-2014.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TEHSNABSTROY LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/18/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/19/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TEHSNABSTROY LLC, O=TEHSNABSTROY LLC, STREET="UL. NIKOLYAMSKAYA, 9", L=G. MOSKVA, S=G. MOSKVA, PostalCode=109240, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F4B1A67457808CFF0300CD93C4050F05

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/28/2014 3:03:19 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x1B527

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, E8, E1, 41, 00, 68, 10, B7, 41, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, A4, C0, 41, 00, 59, 83, 0D, E0, EA, 60, 00, FF, 83, 0D, E4, EA, 60, 00, FF, FF, 15, AC, C0, 41, 00, 8B, 0D, DC, EA, 60, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, 90, C0, 41, 00, 8B, 0D, D8, EA, 60, 00, 89, 08, A1, 8C, C0, 41, 00, 8B, 00, A3, E8, EA, 60, 00, E8, 29, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, C0, EA, 60, 00, 75, 0C, 68, BC, B6, 41, 00, FF, 15, 88, C0...
 
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Entropy:
6.4617

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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