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audacityinstaller.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application audacityinstaller.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.greatappsfree.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
d33813e178c598886aa4200ce6ec4fab

SHA-1:
3eb459f985edcbac0bc1bd1658b17ce6bf34f63b

SHA-256:
77ded7c30880b4c9728040d69fd9b3a9239078698eeded74b160704dd959acac

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/18/2024 4:36:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
2014.9-140728

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3407

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.14728

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10125

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12775

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2014.07.28.12

McAfee
Artemis!CE8DA1A63129
5600.7055

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.R
14.7.20.14

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Verti
10456

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0717
7.2.201

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
31432

File size:
596 KB (610,336 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/21/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/22/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2014 2:40:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lBNOBHebJTxTtCvsjAF712QAuJxf+khD9MmLwtg3GU3rI/9ZhWT6KUjP0:QIJTxTtCvYAGZGREbU7IlWT6KUjM

Entry address:
0x22695

Entry point:
E8, 86, A5, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 60, EE, 47, 00, E8, 55, 2C, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, C6, 9E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 94, 7F, 48, 00, BA, 90, 7F, 48, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, A5, B4, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 9C, B4, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 44, 2C, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 92, 9D, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.6563

Code size:
399.5 KB (409,088 bytes)

The file audacityinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/92/17482/1034/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/92/14573/1034/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/92/14557/1034/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/92/14524/1164/.../

http://i.greatappsfree.com/stub/NEXTUP/.../AudacityInstaller.exe

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/92/5257/1034/.../

http://inst.greatappsfree.com/dl/92/14557/1034/.../

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