ed sheeran x (deluxe edition) [flac]__3515_i1016847520_il942634.exe

KOMPANIYA КRЕАТА LLC

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 ed sheeran x (deluxe edition) [flac]__3515_i1016847520_il942634.exe by KOMPANIYA КRЕАТА 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 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.
Publisher:
KOMPANIYA КRЕАТА LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.5.90

MD5:
8f4f0518e100b0598f1aae13e5e8199a

SHA-1:
2d97d550743443f3e1111d3780f852f3970d9666

SHA-256:
ec14e73c91d10501f5e3e25d3fb581c588daefe664bb5a9140a3e303ebb8f5b6

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 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:
4/16/2024 3:45:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize.Bundler
16.3.7.2

File size:
331.7 KB (339,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.90

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ed sheeran x (deluxe edition) [flac]__3515_i1016847520_il942634.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=KOMPANIYA КRЕАТА LLC, O=KOMPANIYA КRЕАТА LLC, L=Kharkiv, S=Kharkiv, C=UA

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

Serial number:
04CA5D77531C0E61E4DE2CB0E6E4B5B2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/4/2014 4:07:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Dck/KG/pZywzTBQoVTx2bdcTRYuzNcyF/eZFNLOpzhpT0g/Zyv0A:DckfhEwzTxFsyTqubmPMzhxlxI0A

Entry address:
0x11277

Entry point:
E8, BA, 46, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 3C, 2D, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, B4, 3D, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, FE, 3B, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 97, F6, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40...
 
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Entropy:
7.3943

Code size:
94.5 KB (96,768 bytes)

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