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upduninstall.exe

Installer

Amonetize ltd.

This is the Amonetize download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application upduninstall.exe by Amonetize ltd has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Amonetize Downloader installer. This file is typically installed with the program Software Version Updater by Amonetize ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.

File name:

upduninstall.exe

Publisher:

Amònetíze ltd. (signed by Amonetize ltd.)

Product:

Installer

Description:

Updater

Version:

1.1.3.8

MD5:

0757835cfe0136180cfb40c6654d7d5b

SHA-1:

dfffaa30f1831e176ce16010b231376916d2b6ab

SHA-256:

878517c2f2134054059cc632af5e450e86fce12ca13adf0c0668c3596d1f4f4c

Scanner detections:

6 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This setup file is a re-distribution of the original program that bundles various adware offers during installation including toolbars and browser search extensions.

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:

12/26/2024 12:22:45 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1528

9.0.1.0350

ESET NOD32

Win32/Amonetize (variant)

7.9115

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A

v2013.12.16.04

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Amonetizeltd.M

14.8.7.19

Sophos

Amonetize

4.95

VIPRE Antivirus

Amonetize

23868

File size:

299 KB (306,216 bytes)

Product version:

2.1.12

Original file name:

Updater.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Amonetize Downloader

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\upduninstall.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Amonetize ltd.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

3/18/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Amonetize ltd., O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Alberta, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

235E7B2F1D4E0152189F6381E2BA8C97

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/29/2013 10:05:58 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:Z+ZXyAruM021pZ87MGGKJ/J7p7SQHqi5jxeg4Ib+iGPzUrgi:UdSM06z87HDC0jxec/GDi

Entry address:

0xABD90

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 60, 46, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, F9, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8810

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:

280 KB (286,720 bytes)

The file upduninstall.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Software Version Updater by Amonetize ltd.

The program is distributed by Amonetize ltd., a program bundling/installation monitization platform. "We provide our own installer software component. Our installer easily integrates with any Windows software product.

www.amonetize.com

80% remove it

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to lb-182-250.above.com (103.224.182.250:80)

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