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Installer

Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd.

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 flashplayer__3797_i403056945_il6734366.exe by Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.1.5.93

MD5:
1dedd3e7a9d27bfb94bfc4c492c27e12

SHA-1:
f7f3106945048394fa402751786048377f38ae5b

SHA-256:
700581f94ae9ad5afff4f6e673e5702b9466aaecbd4ce4ce1e072033cd52edab

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:
4/24/2024 3:35:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize (M)
16.11.26.2

File size:
148.1 KB (151,680 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.12

Copyright:
Copyright(c), All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
Installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\flashplayer__3797_i403056945_il6734366.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., O=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., L=Rannana, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
7C23DBB97FAFBB9D28D413F836202024

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/3/2014 4:36:13 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:5AM7HuvjgAb4alqG7v6gzt4U4364yXATmEVp+I3NsVJ2:5AMCvXbFqG77ztdK6RyLKUsr2

Entry address:
0x59730

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, FC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.7957

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
128 KB (131,072 bytes)

The file flashplayer__3797_i403056945_il6734366.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.detaileddownload.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.93&prefix=FlashPlayerSetup&campid=3797&instid[appname]=FlashPlayer&instid[appsetupurl]=https://launchpad.net/lightspark/trunk/lightspark-0.5.3/ download/Lightspark-0.5.3-win32.exe&instid[appimageurl]=http://www.tsxnrey.com/i/White Smoke Inc/.../150x150_v1Logo.jpg&prefix=FlashPlayer&ti1=03_39732515_4d9a8214-ad53-47b9-af21-c695610d9b53&capp=FlashPlayer&iaff1=10086

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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