setup.exe

VisualBee

Visual Software Systems LTD

The application setup.exe by Visual Software Systems has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from yads.zedo.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Visual Software Systems LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
VisualBee

Version:
V23.12.1

MD5:
911492fa340922e3632ce9414df17b3d

SHA-1:
f79a861b2b83c538e906e8eb2a644b75ca4a416e

SHA-256:
caabdb0411989b0037be79b7d9dbfd9d2858f207f38679fae2b4cffb21f5a39d

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 9:26:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1326
9.0.1.0106

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownWare
8.8944

Malwarebytes
MSIL.Solimba
v2014.04.16.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.F
14.4.16.7

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0827
7.2.106

File size:
357.3 KB (365,848 bytes)

Product version:
V23.12.1

Copyright:
VisualBee.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/4/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/18/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Visual Software Systems LTD, O=Visual Software Systems LTD, L=Tel Aviv - Yafo, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
02F58F3809AB50D82BED45D3CEAC82AD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:UsnzdBx67woD5ED/sSInW+7iCvwPBP1SoupITjpyypxEAF8bZbkUYIlq8n7fB:bz7U7t1EQTvedPy5pIEyPKnXqs75

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://yads.zedo.com/ads2/c?a=1674721;x=3840;g=172;c=1856000421,1856000421;i=0;n=1856;tg=1377745379;v=1000002;i=0;u=x2JOxYErQqeTIbNGpfAkOQ**~082913;1=8;2=1;e=i;s=130;g=172;w=52;m=102;q=98033;z=0.3876992450095713;p=6;f=1945743;h=1853842;b=14400;k=http://network.adsmarket.com/.../jGdqnGKcqZeOYmmdX8p6w4iQcpVhnYGaiZBsmWaef5W3Z22bX5ypmI9maptf?dp=%z

http://yads.zedo.com/ads2/c?a=1671946;x=3840;g=27;c=1856000480,1856000480;i=0;n=1856;tg=1377997413;v=1000002;i=0;u=zgnEGKdwRTGpZPN6ZY-@Xg**~032213;1=8;2=99;e=i;s=143;g=27;w=4;m=5;q=0;z=0.3498414915520698;p=6;f=1944935;h=1853842;b=14400;k=http://network.adsmarket.com/.../jGdqnGKcqZeOYmmdX8p6w4iQcptln4OUiZBsmWaef5W3Z22bX5ypmYhob5Zf?dp=%z

http://yads.zedo.com/ads2/c?a=1671596;x=3840;g=172;c=1856000480,1856000480;i=0;n=1856;tg=1377954406;v=1000002;i=0;u=KnIXRuxTTpa-4PiTMwhFRw**~062313;1=8;2=1;e=i;s=143;g=172;w=2;m=59;q=31907;z=0.5979683888144791;p=6;f=1944687;h=1853842;b=14400;k=http://network.adsmarket.com/.../jGdqnGKcqZeOYmmdX8p6w4iQcpVhnYGaiZBsmWaef5W3Z22bX5ypmI9maptf?dp=%z

http://yads.zedo.com/ads2/c?a=1671596;x=3840;g=172;c=1856000480,1856000480;i=0;n=1856;tg=1377972243;v=1000002;i=0;u=9pDH@AAxRUuVtXa2zAYW5Q**~081313;1=8;2=1;e=i;s=143;g=172;w=37;m=38;q=10021;z=0.5105448216199875;p=6;f=1944687;h=1853842;b=14400;k=http://network.adsmarket.com/.../jGdqnGKcqZeOYmmdX8p6w4iQcpVhnYGaiZBsmWaef5W3Z22bX5ypmI9maptf?dp=%z

http://yads.zedo.com/ads2/c?a=1671916;x=3840;g=172;c=1856000535,1856000535;i=0;n=1856;tg=1377812932;v=1000002;i=0;u=NEDLSSRqQj6S9RFWxcgo9Q**~081313;1=8;2=1;e=i;s=166;g=172;w=37;m=319;q=13210;z=0.5897716865874827;p=6;f=1944879;h=1853842;b=14400;k=http://network.adsmarket.com/.../jGdqnGKcqZeOYmmdX8p6w4iQcpVhnYGaiZBsmWaef5W3Z22bX5ypmI9maptf?dp=%z

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