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setup.exe

App Name

Linkular LLC

The application setup.exe by Linkular has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.powerpackmm.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Company  (signed by Linkular LLC)

Product:
App Name

Version:
2.2.2.1546.1546

MD5:
6fb42eca0a8576278f25aa5a5d729054

SHA-1:
ec8c61f4ccc0ddffa851ceaa2013dcd577d835cf

SHA-256:
5db8e959bb2bbfacff474db922f0c74286b3019bc1ed02ad5007ae88b568028c

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 10:44:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Linkular.AJ
7.11.147.82

avast!
Win32:Linkular-D [Adw]
2014.9-140915

AVG
Generic_c
2015.0.3350

Bkav FE
W32.LinkularAgent.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Pullupdate-2
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Linkular.A
18218

Dr.Web
Trojan.Click2.64259
9.0.1.0258

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.Linkular.AJ
8.9756

G Data
NSIS.Application.Linkular
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup(3).exe (Adware)
2014.11.13.5

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13417

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Linkun
14.0.0.3245

Malwarebytes
Adware.Linkular
v2014.09.18.03

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Click.dcbwyx
0.28.2.62151

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Linkun.456240.B
14.05.04.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Linkular.F
14.9.15.0

Sophos
Linkular
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-DarkKomet
10352

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Linkun
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28862

File size:
445.5 KB (456,240 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.2.1546.1546

Copyright:
Linkular LLC, 2012

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkular LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/28/2012 1:42:21 AM

Valid to:
8/28/2013 1:42:21 AM

Subject:
CN=Linkular LLC, O=Linkular LLC, L=Redondo Beach, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B9E504F75FA3A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/IVF3cnvEy9uTk4FF1g38Hx1iCJXOyC1aNJjrlIpGPyAD:/Iz3c79uTk4rH1fiaNhRIpGPyS

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 6F, 44, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9096

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.powerpackmm.com/ds-exe/647/.../setup.exe

http://www.powerpackmm.com/ds/647/?pid=499&installer_file_name=setup.exe&product_name=picasa39-setup&product_title=picasa39-setup&product_file_name=setup.exe&product_download_url=http://download-instantly.com/.../1bce60cddf1bb2c2c81903eb88ae25d8

http://download-instantly.com/is/http://dl.google.com/.../picasa39-setup.exe

http://dl.google.com/.../picasa39-setup.exe

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