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whitesmokeinstaller_i133584312_il6187028.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 whitesmokeinstaller_i133584312_il6187028.exe by Amonetize ltd 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 Amonetize Downloader installer. 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:

Publisher:

Amonétizé Ltd (signed by Amonetize ltd.)

Product:

Installer

Version:

1.1.8.50

MD5:

cc6a78b7b394d9eed5e91d8243e7264b

SHA-1:

7535f21361a3d7050e3e6db90d99057bad712a08

SHA-256:

546c999b200409d6eb87f2498adfcc2dec8ce74a332b53f5a7748b44444987dd

Scanner detections:

1 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

11/27/2024 5:51:48 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Amonetize.Bundler (M)

16.6.14.8

File size:

149 KB (152,608 bytes)

Product version:

2.1.12

Original file name:

Installer.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Amonetize Downloader

Language:

English (United States)

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Amonetize ltd.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

3/18/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/18/2015 6:59:59 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:

10/16/2013 7:09:00 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:6jyANkaCRkwVnWfsQRG4CM2qF7Uh0oBHRE5hshKrdABAv2T:pANkaCXdWf8h/q5r4HRE5ehcdK2S

Entry address:

0x59AC0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, A0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, FC, 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... 
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Entropy:

7.7971

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

128 KB (131,072 bytes)

The file whitesmokeinstaller_i133584312_il6187028.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.whitesmoke.com/getfile.php?file=http://get.whitesmoke.com/getfile.php?file=http://get.whitesmoke.com/.../WhiteSmokeInstaller_9854.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.soledownload.com (54.225.181.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.activemonetizer.com (23.23.96.46:80)

http://www.activemonetizer.com/index.php?Net2=v2.0.50727&Net4=&OSversion=NT5.1SP3&Slv=&Sysid=B2206512936&Sysid1=B2206512936&X64=N&admin=Y&browser=IEXPLORE.EXE&chver=&exe=ikjut__206296825&offver=&lang_DfltUser=04

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