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age-of-empires-iii.exe

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This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application age-of-empires-iii.exe by Start Now has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
Start Now  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ef347ac8c91bdb391b9a1b1ba0e7021b

SHA-1:
c2ef5d39917407e96384f45e6554063a1e9126c6

SHA-256:
54d4b320b8412b5fae27010baab8a040937849aa76983775b82491e6a7f314a4

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:15:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.10.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.179.120

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AY
8.10584

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2014.10.18.07

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.b
5600.6973

Reason Heuristics
PUP.StartNow.S
14.11.20.9

File size:
559.2 KB (572,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\age-of-empires-iii.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Start Now

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/10/2014 5:45:55 PM

Valid to:
10/11/2015 5:45:55 PM

Subject:
CN=Start Now, O=Start Now, L=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121E62C7AAE5E56FB35260AD52F25921592

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YByNgC50un8fesnwqZhEcH30TAEIP718Ri6oRKiUWtGod:YBQT8feHcX00EIRAi6oRKiUa

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file age-of-empires-iii.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://de.pc-file.net/age-of-empires-iii/download/.../bing

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