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setup.exe

InstallationSafe

The application setup.exe by InstallationSafe 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.installationsafe.net.
Publisher:
InstallationSafe  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3148528487dcf12b031af3a427f64b9e

SHA-1:
ec524897297f1a6ee253180f79773ed5f117a70d

SHA-256:
aa264c5e973af2d6f4b7724cede3acbc4e50f2eca21efe2a2702b28fe67fc5da

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:
11/25/2024 4:25:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.7.29.8

File size:
802.6 KB (821,880 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallationSafe

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/23/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=InstallationSafe, O=InstallationSafe, STREET=11835 Carmel Mountain Road, STREET="Suite #1304-371", L=San Diego, S=CA, PostalCode=92128, C=US

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

Serial number:
0087DFEA59F6399D527598C5CC38227EC9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 9:19:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kfww0uF7WD3WqE7PpTCLKvM5LPgr9Bnd/cccVBPRhlvLi+VacITqJMyqU/XeJVM:oJ7WQpxvMLPQ7cccVDLiJc1MEX4VM

Entry address:
0x39E9

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, 26, 7F, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, 10, 26, 7F, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, A3, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 04, A3, 40, 00, 68, 00, A6, 7E, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 84, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4448

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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

http://downloads.installationsafe.net/Download/DownloadContent/ac54e8e9bcd5443389320aa1a2962eaf?ag_domain=safeupdate.technology&ag_originalUrl=http://cdn.installationsafe.net/.../S&ag_campaign=23423&ag_action=176681&ag_channel=127963&ag_postback=20yqIh1narcROXVw1sv8II1x6vm8000.&ag_filename=setup.exe

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