5k4fvbcq.5hg.exe

Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) 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 application 5k4fvbcq.5hg.exe by Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) has been detected as adware by 9 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:

MD5:
74590f4c70def13702556f643697d6bc

SHA-1:
95b2844f00afdca9940caf625844bbe9d0673e66

SHA-256:
75bde027975c65435742a9116b5879461329c0767fbdacacb7901be938aff038

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
5/4/2024 6:07:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Amonetize
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2014.09.30

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Rogue.11705067
7.11.175.122

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3335

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BQ (variant)
8.10483

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Monetizer
v2014.09.30.01

McAfee
Artemis!74590F4C70DE
5600.6991

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ShetefSolutionsConsulting1998.L
14.9.30.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33534

File size:
149.3 KB (152,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\5k4fvbcq.5hg.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/19/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/19/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., O=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., L=Raanana, S=Raanana, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4F0762A0FB4E2EA75260E9E77B74473E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/7/2014 9:47:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:lvweC183LG9Da9eH1VeG6JKBsogYKGdAR4Td6mhMF2eRDzWdqrUXj78UAAnJjDZF:lxCULUam1VeGR0ZmhgRH+DZL1JKsrZl

Entry address:
0xAF53

Entry point:
E8, 85, 81, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 18, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 14, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 10, 77, 08, 72, 07, 3B, 44, 24, 0C, 76, 01, 4E, 33, D2, 8B, C6, 5E, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 57, 8B, C6, 83, E0, 0F, 85, C0, 0F, 85, C1...
 
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Code size:
105.5 KB (108,032 bytes)

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