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OUTBROWSE

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application download.exe by OUTBROWSE has been detected as adware by 16 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.downloaddesktop3.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
OUTBROWSE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
903da107a140a23a7da4d7c2a71ace91

SHA-1:
76c069ae9bc152f243387824deedf95bc5a86e71

SHA-256:
cc207eb685834df1394676a67046d85219d7b69f4bc01e7bd04aa5f3608cb51a

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
5/21/2024 1:06:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.170.96

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3364

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AJ
8.10349

G Data
Win32.Application.Outbrowse
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13230

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2014.09.01.05

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.7020

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.deinil
0.28.2.61942

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OUTBROWSE.I
14.9.1.15

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.DEEC039A
7.2.244

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784459
32210

File size:
629 KB (644,080 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OUTBROWSE

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OUTBROWSE, O=OUTBROWSE, STREET=Bialik Number: 143, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=5252337, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A5F03C3A375C11FD6C1C160EE8BFF923

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UvhzELb2Ag+va0JpN8BAgSGEo+EKe/1HW+MhLRwbpzRJR1ue8PR5fc8vy4h:UvhzELb3PS0J7eAg+tPetHWhhLROpzRp

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 download.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://get.downloaddesktop3.net/.../Get?p=7302&d=1775&l=1694&n=0&d1=14321&clickid=1246309680

http://cld2r.com/?a=14321&c=61972&s1=ADNDE819&ckmguid=cd556dc0-9e4f-4b60-94f7-8ac90c24f228

http://cldrload.com/?a=14321&c=61972&s1=ADNDE819

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