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windows7 loader activator.exe

START NOW

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application windows7 loader activator.exe by START NOW 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from get1.fdg345.org.
Publisher:
START NOW  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f7d91055ca7e0534ba9fb36dfa73f49c

SHA-1:
b958c52aeec3c2227571bdd541f2277d1d986342

SHA-256:
b2b782881f6f230de3569c4330dde24d8ffff773a2bdccfc1ddd011da1324121

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 10:45:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.STARTNOW.Bundler (M)
16.7.3.3

File size:
568.4 KB (582,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows7 loader activator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
START NOW

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2015 1:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=START NOW, O=START NOW, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
58DFC788A0519D692199C4C3E0249517

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YJmU5Q7XTKTRxiPnaTUf0bPhNffzcMDFJ8SopZhH6pTnl2wYC:YJmCdxUnaTbr3J8vdH6pP

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 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)

The file windows7 loader activator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get1.fdg345.org/.../get15?p=5466&d=12647&l=12054&n=1&filename=Windows7 Loader Activator

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