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adobe_reader.exe

GLobal Apps Roi

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application adobe_reader.exe by GLobal Apps Roi has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadease.net.
Publisher:
GLobal Apps Roi  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e4b86df2350c31b8c78bcc67b6ed4794

SHA-1:
c94dbfc21e81406a2702b6ddc9671a2e81e8895d

SHA-256:
6a6d2deecdab5047138466c2e3f73244188924d0ccae0ce590e6d1508e52085b

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/16/2024 7:19:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.04.21

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.Gen
3.6.1.96

avast!
Malware-gen
150319-1

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.FUG
2014.0.4311

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.370
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15654

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.04.20.09

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.e
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dqucfx
0.30.20.1219

Quick Heal
Adware.NSIS.OutBrowse.A
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Outbrowse.Bundler
15.4.20.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5085447
39354

File size:
577.7 KB (591,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GLobal Apps Roi

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/8/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=GLobal Apps Roi, O=GLobal Apps Roi, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3598DF18676023FB8791118EE633B331

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:F4k4OndJOOP6VCjT99pjJLVc918OgUrre/8wb6SnGIU:F45Onbl6VCjTJtLO5C8CPC

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9427

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://download.downloadease.net/download/706/.../

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