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STarT PlAyiNg

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The file softwaredownload.dat by STarT PlAyiNg 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer.
Publisher:
XPZPK  (signed by STarT PlAyiNg)

Product:
XPZPK

Version:
2290.151115.803.9774

MD5:
f89be585db7f27d78666cfa45ae9516a

SHA-1:
1146cfa538c9361be28df9a993e8c77e012f546b

SHA-256:
cb5dcf46f9eb0d5192a313d0494dd39ac885a5a04f11e425c857bf394923b70c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/25/2024 1:02:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
17.3.11.2

File size:
343.6 KB (351,800 bytes)

Product version:
2290.151115.803.9774

Copyright:
XPZPK

Trademarks:
XPZPK

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\443cebc9\softwaredownload.dat

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STarT PlAyiNg

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/10/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/12/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=STarT PlAyiNg, O=STarT PlAyiNg, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
67031F394933BB388A0F88D207E74D97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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