setup.exe

InstallationSafe

The application setup.exe by InstallationSafe has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from safeversion-install.com.
Publisher:
InstallationSafe  (signed and verified)

MD5:
969467d4e2863820227bc6193bb4d9d2

SHA-1:
f1f57dacb9e16fdf8b6232c228a75a2962b803ab

SHA-256:
05d2249f190f0b32ce40227f415bd5c9a9a235e2b55e8f54252024881e70a6ad

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 10:15:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
8.3.1.6

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
150525-2

AVG
AdGazelle
2016.0.3095

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10558, Adware.Downware.9463
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdGazelle.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-28-05_5

G Data
Win32.Application.AdGazelle
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16056

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallationSafe.C
v2015.05.28.01

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AdGazelle.debrcs
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallationSafe
15.5.28.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.171A792B!387610923
23.00.65.15526

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5063253
40552

File size:
684.7 KB (701,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/23/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2015 8:59:59 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:
2/25/2012 4:20:09 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vqtysSz+Tp3Gd80VaKP3Hm5WLgbrr3mSOBfCT//b1T9EwZPGRFqjiqcgbLwLN:ScsSgp3Gd80gKP3GVbOS86zbTEgPLWxX

Entry address:
0x3A10

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, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, A3, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 04, A3, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9569

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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

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