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  (signed by TEHSNABSTROY LLC)

Description:
installer.exe

Version:
2.2.1.0

MD5:
46eeeb25fc0ad28df2732fe03a1a0177

SHA-1:
ef33a8685982825c533596a0979e14bbb22a163a

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 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 8:19:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize (M)
17.3.7.17

File size:
2 MB (2,134,016 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
All rights reserved. Copyright 2013-2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/19/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/20/2015 2:59:59 AM

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:
8/21/2014 11:09:01 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0xE070

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, D8, 31, 41, 00, 68, 60, E2, 40, 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, D8, F0, 40, 00, 59, 83, 0D, C0, 19, 60, 00, FF, 83, 0D, C4, 19, 60, 00, FF, FF, 15, D4, F0, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, BC, 19, 60, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, D0, F0, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, B8, 19, 60, 00, 89, 08, A1, CC, F0, 40, 00, 8B, 00, A3, C8, 19, 60, 00, E8, 28, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, A8, 19, 60, 00, 75, 0C, 68, 04, E2, 40, 00, FF, 15, C8, F0...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

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