showbox.exe

Setup

BEST Install TLL

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application showbox.exe by BEST Install TLL has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
BEST Install TLL  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
c18faafcd1b278942d3e1692f0f2f868

SHA-1:
05465dea1b545e1b9d39fa80c0645b972800a8a5

SHA-256:
c8dcfec9c037057c3c3c56cfd969916d6625bc2eaa56caa8d6a2f98220eda083

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 4:42:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.217.176

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.CUA
2014.0.4257

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.OutBrowse.125
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.03.16.02

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.e
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.dorbnk
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Outbrowse
15.3.16.14

Sophos
PUA 'OutBrowse Revenyou'
5.11

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.OutBrowse/Variant
9994

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4823950
38050

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar01-014926-322d020e-b04e-4420-a749-a4d14a65bc65.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/17/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BEST Install TLL, O=BEST Install TLL, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
36B3501BA8072C657E2E4801843200D3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/28/2015 8:49:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhTsVsiVrG8F/gvF50NYAAStZhzjYMeR4aVAoIc9F8:FbSaE4mvt/+kNrE0Nq8Zljy4aVAoAtT

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5743

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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

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