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24124924.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application 24124924.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.greatappsfree.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.5

MD5:
9d8d0c5957a081c5b8de7aeaefbf2a37

SHA-1:
a0587525ad1bea64c55f7d1db0db3f36b24d1902

SHA-256:
4e7c7b01d4105af21c1eb7eab2f566146f06bb52e798d7882ce034b847e605ca

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/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:
4/26/2024 12:06:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10084

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Nextup
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12701

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.NextUp
v2014.07.21.02

McAfee
Artemis!C96BD5645D12
5600.7062

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.7.21.14

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0708
7.2.202

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
31184

File size:
594.5 KB (608,808 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\24124924.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/22/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/23/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/3/2014 4:38:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:p2+SkudwTvelQUvoCSo5EbrQtKg0Th2X7XKsHOn8eonqxq+P7:mkuAeQUvNSoS0C4X9Qf4qxqe

Entry address:
0x22565

Entry point:
E8, A6, A5, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, D8, EC, 47, 00, E8, 65, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, E6, 9E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 54, 7F, 48, 00, BA, 50, 7F, 48, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, AD, B4, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, A4, B4, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 54, 2C, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, B2, 9D, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.6554

Code size:
398.5 KB (408,064 bytes)

The file 24124924.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/185/13904/2422/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/185/7267/2306/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/185/19601/2306/.../

http://i.greatappsfree.com/stub/.../XvidInstaller.exe

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/185/17665/6006/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/185/17623/2306/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/185/13894/2306/.../

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