buildalot-setup.exe

Zoobam

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application buildalot-setup.exe by Zoobam has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files5.freega.me.
Publisher:
Zoobam  (signed and verified)

MD5:
08994ec3a9acbbb34b0ed25b3133a685

SHA-1:
85726c2ab14aa5155f38ff880245339d1b260a28

SHA-256:
681fbab3dad0463e8c40ae56c568c8a1d24e73a062b0abb03bc6889c787f1a35

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:45:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Zoobam.Bundler (M)
15.12.24.1

File size:
75.6 MB (79,311,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\buildalot-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/15/2014 10:27:59 PM

Valid to:
10/15/2017 10:27:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zoobam, O=Zoobam, L=Kirkland, S=Washington, 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:
4EA9D31E75E043

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/13/2015 12:58:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yg+CwK5V+i/C7AZnY0wlctMwJjqa+wfQhCPNUSCg9br0rLKnaZAn6mN:ygyK5swvnYnT2Qh4XSnvZA6

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 88, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, E8, 92, 37, 00, 00, FF, 15, F8, 76, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, F4, 76, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 3D, 42, 00, E8, 2D, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 80, 3C, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 1B, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 71, 40, 00, 68, 10, 74, 40, 00, 68, 80, 34, 42, 00, E8, 1E, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57...
 
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Entropy:
0.1350

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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