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:
afb90d7b23c0fa8904c5a4d9ef935ce6

SHA-1:
b0e14a8c6c697bfcb5c1ecb0bfc82dd764f950d1

SHA-256:
63a7daae4e4127db51b081e18649019824f3de15c765b4cfc786677c3cbeede9

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 5:46:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.OpenSUpdater.B application
10.7.0.302.0

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)
16.1.4.18

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF [F]
23.00.65.16102

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Solimba.Win32.9624
2.0.0.2548

File size:
237 KB (242,648 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/17/2016 7:59:59 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:
12/27/2015 12:38:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:uBngN9H0B13UKip0Zsgunvgc4rMp8mP+/rO/R:l90Hxip0ZsULMNG/rOZ

Entry address:
0x324F

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 14, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B8, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 66, 3D, 06, 00, 74, 11, 53, E8, FC, 2D, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 68, E0, 91, 40, 00, E8, 7D, 2D, 00, 00, 68, D8, 91, 40, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, 68, CC, 91, 40, 00, E8, 69, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0D, E8, CC, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, C5, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.5976

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

Startup File (User Run Once)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Name:
YUDownloader

Command:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setupnow.exe \continue=yes


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

https://appdownloading.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appdownloading.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appdownloading.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appdownloading.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appdownloading.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appdownloading.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appdownloading.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

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