setupnow.exe

Your Updater

DisplayTime Software

The application setupnow.exe by DisplayTime Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 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 appdownloading.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DisplayTime Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Your Updater

Version:
2.2.0.0

MD5:
defa218ad093b3c8251d6e5ee407543e

SHA-1:
11cdaa4047c12531c8c8448aadcb3530484774a4

SHA-256:
1c64cdc4b5dcb6f18c0b57ff1334d89e73c6e6187d9c4d09c4361edcc6f9c79b

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 12:07:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.OpenSUpdater.B application
9.7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.RiskWare.Avdetector
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DisplayTimeSoftware.Installer (M)
15.12.27.22

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF [F]
23.00.65.151225

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Solimba.Win32.9624
2.0.0.2548

File size:
235.7 KB (241,312 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright 2015

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/17/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DisplayTime Software, O=DisplayTime Software, STREET=28 Old Rudnick LN, L=Dover, S=DE, PostalCode=19901, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7A37A59103ADB39A13DB8D76AB62BA4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:0s3cFio2Vl5T3YvXCd7EGL7WJf4a4lwviK:Ip2VlBs/GL79a4ls7

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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Entropy:
7.6043

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

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