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installer_whatsapp_english.exe

Zoobam

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_whatsapp_english.exe by Zoobam 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 Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dk.1aab806gfl.com.
Publisher:
Zoobam  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3c1e161dbbc280b2392d9e5946e749c1

SHA-1:
aa8c3f2cf7281b2f06303e478855bfe6175d6947

SHA-256:
45aa1035c541cb47d206f121169ee1c52d1ea21fee2ff877c345f42af6de3697

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:
5/6/2024 12:05:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope (M)
17.3.15.17

File size:
825.2 KB (845,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_whatsapp_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zoobam

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/15/2014 10:27:59 PM

Valid to:
10/15/2017 10:27:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zoobam, O=Zoobam, L=Kirkland, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EA9D31E75E043

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 12:29:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x3345

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://dk.1aab806gfl.com/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=tig&ua=chrome&ut=96f616b70d40ffbf416d163dfaf521fc&p=REVTQ0FSR0FSRVM=&r=6716414&loop=1&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9heC8xL2Rlc2NhcmdhcmVzL2VuZ2xpc2gvc2VvL2Nocm9tZS93aGF0c2FwcC9kLzc4MjE5ODAyN2ZjNTA5NGM0NzlkM2VmOWE0M2IyMmI1L3RpZy9uYS9uYS8xL2luc3RhbGxlcl93aGF0c2FwcF9FbmdsaXNoLmV4ZQ==&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmRlc2Nhcmdhci5lcy9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC8wMDMxNDAwMzE1MDAzMTYvcGlpZC0wMTIzNDU2Nzg5OTg3NDU2MzIxMDAxMjM0NTY3ODkxMi9heC8xL2Rlc2NhcmdhcmVzL2VuZ2xpc2gvc2VvL2Nocm9tZS93aGF0c2FwcC9kLzc4MjE5ODAyN2ZjNTA5NGM0NzlkM2VmOWE0M2IyMmI1L3RpZy9uYS9uYS8xL2luc3RhbGxlcl93aGF0c2FwcF9FbmdsaXNoLmV4ZQ==&redir=1&aa=ax/1/descargares//&MA=38&JL=87&CE=22&AD=80&EN=50&NF=94&JE=77&DF=46&NH=24&IL=2&s=

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