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setup__1473.exe

Installer

Amonetize ltd.

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__1473.exe by Amonetize ltd 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 Amonetize Downloader 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.

File name:

setup__1473.exe

Publisher:

Amonetize (signed by Amonetize ltd.)

Product:

Installer

Version:

1.1.1.73

MD5:

c9d589b96ac1945382830b4bd3a4965d

SHA-1:

cde9f7c1597c17d37b933c0ffe2349fb02459c0b

SHA-256:

b784136f1537e38f140fa850ee7a631a68073897344922c3a99ded9fc80d6ac0

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This setup file is a re-distribution of the original program that bundles various adware offers during installation including toolbars and browser search extensions.

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:

11/2/2024 3:22:53 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Amonetize (M)

16.12.24.19

File size:

145.1 KB (148,584 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.1.73

Original file name:

Launcher.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Amonetize Downloader

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\adobe-photoshop-extended_027\software\setup__1473.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Amonetize ltd.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

5/15/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

5/16/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Amonetize ltd., O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

47256A10E8986C45AD869252DE4204AC

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/30/2012 10:16:52 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

Entry address:

0x57FA0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 90, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, FC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
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Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

128 KB (131,072 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.soledownload.com (54.225.181.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.activemonetizer.com (23.23.96.46:80)

http://www.activemonetizer.com/index.php?Net2=v2.0.50727&Net4=&OSversion=NT5.1SP3&Slv=&Sysid=B2523785171&Sysid1=B2523785171&X64=N&admin=Y&browser=IEXPLORE.EXE&chver=&exe=ikjut__523569060&offver=&lang_DfltUser=04

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