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etypesetup.exe

Installer

Performersoft LLC

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application etypesetup.exe by Performersoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from stats-182385724-1591972470.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Performersoft LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
14.12.8.9

MD5:
84cfd6b99a4e397b48c4d323f5a73c16

SHA-1:
4e56274a6e5afcae3e3869780390c0ac3e679112

SHA-256:
e756e01b4452a5b4866e40b7b6df016a8a44a4844d43dc70d48da287e66ea178

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
4/26/2024 9:22:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
871

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.BrainInst
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallBrain.Gen7
7.11.168.126

avast!
Win32:InstallBrain-M [PUP]
2014.9-140916

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader
2015.0.3349

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
1.0.20.1295

Bkav FE
W32.Clod676.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installbrain-33
0.98/19299

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallBrain.BA
16777

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1295
9.0.1.0259

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain
14.09.16

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallBrain.OP
9/16/2014

F-Prot
W32/IBrain.D.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Trojan:W32/InstallBrain.A
11.2014-16-09_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of videoperformer.exe (Adware)
2014.11.19.12

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallBrain
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13125

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrainInst
14.0.0.3240

Malwarebytes
PUP.BundleInstaller.IB
v2014.09.16.11

McAfee
Artemis!381FAAD56719
5600.7005

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.181.222.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
15.0.0.777

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware2.bbwrpo
0.28.2.61721

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Ibups
14.09.16.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.76a
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Brantall.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Performersoft.K
14.9.16.23

Sophos
InstallBrain
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallBrain/Variant
10355

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1JP
7.2.259

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-AdWare.BrainInst.PerformersoftLLC
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4759033
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BrainInst.Win32.24
2.0.0.1897

File size:
601.4 KB (615,872 bytes)

Product version:
14.12.8.9

Copyright:
Copyright 2012

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Performersoft LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/27/2012 4:28:03 PM

Valid to:
6/27/2015 4:28:03 PM

Subject:
CN=Performersoft LLC, O=Performersoft LLC, L=Beaverton, S=OR, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
07DAC5F73C6773

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/27/2012 5:19:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1hAtnTRHVWZDdPNFGSLf6ni7uChSX5Sqw1Gk2UdyUzmeD/FeZk4zV8e:XuTRHAPNFVf6nWuC4SqyGnB8UkBe

Entry address:
0x1A39B

Entry point:
E8, 4D, 43, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, F0, AB, 42, 00, E8, AF, 27, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, 4A, 45, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, C8, D6, 42, 00, BA, C4, D6, 42, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, 5E, F7, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 55, F7, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 9E, 27, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 16, 44, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC...
 
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Code size:
147.5 KB (151,040 bytes)

The file etypesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://stats-182385724-1591972470.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/.../gk6vm?exename=eTypeSetup&cid=140

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats-182385724-1591972470.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com  (54.221.252.69:80)

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