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wssetup.exe

Perion Network Ltd.

The application wssetup.exe by Perion Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Perion Download Manager installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.download.sweetpacks.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address ude.databssint.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Perion Network Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Version:
4.0.5.7

MD5:
8cf063a27af7e5e765bb9196108ef589

SHA-1:
6015a6175678b86931161588327f1a8953f0f115

SHA-256:
1196fbc57bba6c2dcd476dc0a5ba8a4220c7af9fe6ed8d65f493a96a37f0c142

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially 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:
12/26/2024 1:05:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.28
9.0.1.0330

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Perion (variant)
7.9190

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10656

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Perion.A
v2013.11.26.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Perion.H
14.3.1.0

Sophos
Generic PUA NJ
4.96

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
24850

File size:
3.3 MB (3,446,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Perion Download Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\wssetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Perion Network Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/23/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/23/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Perion Network Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Perion Network Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
45F87694FE8D1984719796AEC8031DF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:1S5gvzWunojfZwg4yCGvYa6Thoc0B25wOLyfNb57:1UgvvqBwTch6Th8JCy77

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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Entropy:
7.9964

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://cdn.download.sweetpacks.com/simsdm/.../wssetup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ude.databssint.com  (107.22.223.150:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to storage.stgbssint.com  (172.229.236.170:80)

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