40pdf41.brilliant.mindfulness3a.how.the.mindful.approach.can.help.you.towards.a.healthier.mind.and.b

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 file 40pdf41.brilliant.mindfulness3a.how.the.mindful.approach.can.help.you.towards.a.healthier.mind.and.b by Amonetize ltd has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. 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.
Publisher:
Amonetize ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.1.1.20

MD5:
044210127e02113fa7b58c085bd31f6f

SHA-1:
0e743a99cc4c771a488547e5cae0b8692add6bba

SHA-256:
0aacd88c1cfbac820a7b50425beab907e2918d8343a7a28927d6e5c002200a71

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 2:08:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
2014.03.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.134.46

avast!
Win32:Adware-BJY [PUP]
2014.9-140831

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3366

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17869

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Amonetize
8/31/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11311

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.08.31.09

McAfee
Adware-Amonetize!044210127E02
5600.7022

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Amonetizeltd.?
14.8.31.9

Sophos
Amonetize
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Amonetize
26992

File size:
328.5 KB (336,424 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.12

Copyright:
Copyright(c), All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
Installer.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\40pdf41.brilliant.mindfulness3a.how.the.mindful.approach.can.help.you.towards.a.healthier.mind.and.body...and.a.better.life.cheryl.rezek__4000_i391672777_il4947412.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
2/27/2014 5:31:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8pY4D9iTViQNpeab1baPWF3BfdKAl/yeGahHJiu2FUwMZDE19zWt6HTEXoJTsS:8p9D9iTAQzeU1ba+Fxfd0FJzqDE1tWtc

Entry address:
0x26FC4

Entry point:
E8, BC, 95, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 57, 8B, C6, 83, E0, 0F, 85, C0, 0F, 85, C1, 00, 00, 00, 8B, D1, 83, E1, 7F, C1, EA, 07, 74, 65, EB, 06, 8D, 9B, 00, 00, 00, 00, 66, 0F, 6F, 06, 66, 0F, 6F, 4E, 10, 66, 0F, 6F, 56, 20, 66, 0F, 6F, 5E, 30, 66, 0F, 7F, 07, 66, 0F, 7F, 4F, 10, 66, 0F, 7F, 57, 20, 66, 0F, 7F, 5F, 30, 66, 0F, 6F, 66, 40, 66, 0F, 6F, 6E, 50, 66, 0F, 6F, 76, 60, 66, 0F, 6F, 7E, 70, 66, 0F, 7F, 67, 40, 66, 0F, 7F, 6F, 50, 66, 0F, 7F, 77, 60, 66, 0F, 7F, 7F, 70, 8D, B6, 80, 00, 00, 00, 8D, BF...
 
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Entropy:
6.4514

Code size:
229 KB (234,496 bytes)

The file 40pdf41.brilliant.mindfulness3a.how.the.mindful.approach.can.help.you.towards.a.healthier.mind.and.b has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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=B29821033&Sysid1=B29821033&X64=N&admin=Y&browser=IEXPLORE.EXE&chver=&exe=ikjut__9604922&offver=&lang_DfltUser=04