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avg antivirus 2013__3422_il524673.exe

Installer

Amonetize 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 avg antivirus 2013__3422_il524673.exe by Amonetize ltd has been detected as adware by 10 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Amonetíze ltd. (signed by Amonetize ltd.)

Product:

Installer

Version:

1.1.5.55

MD5:

727286e2000ad3ad9f8095a5153481ac

SHA-1:

b82eba994d444f9e52164b92695712808dd4d0c7

SHA-256:

68560d6411871af7c0ebb7889518cf9e7ff0fe4919d2775a90d7ac171cd2db33

Scanner detections:

10 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This setup file is a re-distribution of the original program that bundles various adware offers during installation including toolbars and browser search extensions.

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:

4/25/2024 3:31:45 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen2

7.11.119.234

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

17450

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1528

9.0.1.0359

ESET NOD32

Win32/Amonetize (variant)

7.9179

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.174.10530

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Amonetize.AS

v2013.12.25.12

Panda Antivirus

Adware/WebCake

13.12.25.12

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Amonetizeltd.b

14.8.7.19

Sophos

Amonetize

4.96

VIPRE Antivirus

Amonetize

24426

File size:

149 KB (152,608 bytes)

Product version:

2.1.12

Original file name:

Installer.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Amonetize Downloader

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\avg antivirus 2013__3422_il524673.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Amonetize ltd.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

3/19/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/19/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Amonetize ltd., O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Alberta, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

235E7B2F1D4E0152189F6381E2BA8C97

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

8/25/2013 2:02:07 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:FD52HHD9MlDYDoDa3g8KR3dy81ydE0CDjT6cBN3A:FAHj9MOjw8KR3NgdEX6mVA

Entry address:

0x5AA50

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, B0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, FC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.7914

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:

128 KB (131,072 bytes)

The file avg antivirus 2013__3422_il524673.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://www.amoninst.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.55&prefix=7Zip&campid=3163&capp=s7zip&ti1=[clickID]&iaff1=9999

http://www.amoninst.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.55&prefix=7Zip&campid=3154&capp=s7zip&ti1=[clickID]&iaff1=9942

http://www.amoninst.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.55&capp=s7zip&iaff1=9942&campid=3049&ti1=[clickID]&prefix=7zip

http://www.amoninst.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.55&prefix=7Zip&campid=3159&capp=s7zip&ti1=[clickID]&iaff1=9942

http://www.amoninst.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.55&prefix=7Zip&campid=3306&capp=s7zip&ti1=[clickID]&iaff1=9942

http://www.amoninst.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.55&capp=s7zip&iaff1=9942&campid=2962&ti1=[clickID]&prefix=7zip

http://www.amoninst.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.55&capp=IT&iaff1=9942&campid=3422&prefix=AVG Antivirus 2013&ti1=[clickID]

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.soledownload.com (54.225.181.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.activemonetizer.com (23.23.96.46:80)

http://www.activemonetizer.com/index.php?Net2=v2.0.50727&Net4=&OSversion=NT5.1SP3&Slv=&Sysid=B2662345&Sysid1=B2662345&X64=N&admin=Y&browser=IEXPLORE.EXE&chver=&exe=ikjut__446234&offver=&lang_DfltUser=04

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