additionaloffers-setup.exe

Groovecom

The application additionaloffers-setup.exe by Groovecom has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadmanager149.com.
Publisher:
Groovecom  (signed and verified)

Product:
Groovecom

Version:
80.8.8.8035

MD5:
38e28cb3bdc388b36dc62dc4d941f9b5

SHA-1:
f4fcf708194b1c878e8e9ddcc3124a26c44749e0

SHA-256:
4e28a2775756442bc2779051d96164ca0d7fc59c1377f4131fac1c2e8e43fc1f

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.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:55:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.Grooveco.Installer (M)
16.6.26.22

File size:
871.5 KB (892,376 bytes)

Product version:
80.8.8.8035

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\additionaloffers-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/11/2015 10:48:38 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 11:09:55 PM

Subject:
CN=Groovecom, O=Groovecom, L=San Francisco, S=California, 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:
00A5A543D1F82F75E7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/4/2014 8:42:01 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gGLVJOFbaPq7JeErrminQ0QNhmZCtyUHeo0TZf4JfZbTlxj4qGRrrAQynvTdcCT/:9EWiVa0Q0QNttyiAQZbD4rRfZy/RvaI9

Entry address:
0x2026

Entry point:
E8, D5, B8, 00, 00, E9, D3, B1, 00, 00, FF, 25, B0, 40, 41, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 83, EC, 20, B9, 1E, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 04, 24, EB, 03, 8D, 49, 00, C6, 00, 00, 40, 83, E9, 01, 75, F7, 53, 55, 8B, 6C, 24, 2C, 56, 8B, C5, 57, 8D, 50, 01, 8A, 08, 40, 84, C9, 75, F9, 2B, C2, 8B, F8, 8D, 5F, 02, 53, FF, 15, F4, F1, 40, 00, 83, C4, 04, 53, 8B, F0, 55, 56, FF, 15, 44, F0, 40, 00, C6, 04, 3E, 00, C6, 44, 3E, 01, 00, 8D, 4C, 24, 10, B8, 14, 04, 00, 00, 51, 89, 74, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 18, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9690  (probably packed)

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

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