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file installer.exe

Start Now

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application file installer.exe by Start Now 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.
Publisher:
Start Now  (signed and verified)

MD5:
21fd7003077b8aab7cc70dffc9c80d3b

SHA-1:
923a8882bceefd2b030fa2349fab16bfd535c630

SHA-256:
6950327858a0fb8757f409df0680bd7c6b6eaa5f7b2e67e938e2fe22ef3c561a

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
5/7/2024 11:58:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.02.12

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.209.206

avast!
OutBrowse-AX [PUP]
150129-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3201

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY
21049

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.6
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14943

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.02.12.03

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.c
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.didlil
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse
15.2.12.2

Sophos
Generic PUA BM
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.C107764F
7.2.43

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37240

File size:
564.5 KB (578,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Start Now

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
10/29/2014 9:00:53 PM

Valid to:
10/29/2015 9:00:53 PM

Subject:
CN=Start Now, O=Start Now, L=DUBLIN, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
043DD86B3DF8A0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 4:20:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hp/86w+T3HWcHQTHrSQE9hJisMeeNGwg5oQyvTkj7:hp/86w+TnQLmjrJJHy/gv

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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Entropy:
7.9766

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.2secondsfiles.net/.../Get4?ddd=1415083156&file=Get&p=3916&d=22334&l=21516&n=1&filename=file installer&x=2&r=EL0ajm65

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