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startuppatrol_setup.exe

SterJo Startup Patrol

Aco Sterjov

The application startuppatrol_setup.exe, “Patrolling startup registry entries ” by Aco Sterjov has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts.

File name:

Publisher:

SterJo Software (signed by Aco Sterjov)

Product:

SterJo Startup Patrol

Description:

Patrolling startup registry entries

Version:

1.4

MD5:

b3f02ed0d29c00b1a5e2dd20ec2f343a

SHA-1:

9555d49e908097c0db9936f91194cb7c16f9dab1

SHA-256:

d8d32b979c7d4b289d409c07604eef0284e185b373dffe0f72e25222ad6d30d5

Scanner detections:

2 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:

11/5/2024 11:01:19 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallMonetizer.AF

8.9293

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallMonetizer.Bundle (M)

16.3.10.15

File size:

894.6 KB (916,120 bytes)

Product version:

1.4

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Inno Setup

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\startuppatrol_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Aco Sterjov

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

3/26/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/27/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Aco Sterjov, O=Aco Sterjov, STREET=5-ti Kongres 22, L=Stip, S=MK, PostalCode=2000, C=MK

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

00A75DBF14B9DA3F9142C7E2F68C8CA5BD

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:TQiOt8DdrKz+VKxp85rhJpiv0thozLEHYoVpx:T9qkfy2rpdoCYC

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
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Entropy:

7.9616

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file startuppatrol_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/66/45/.../startuppatrol_setup.exe

http://www.sterjosoft.com/.../startuppatrol_setup.exe

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