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googleearth-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application googleearth-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.winstally.com.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8c276499a2c16fa704dc708c7248854f

SHA-1:
cdcb73c5618ba9d98a13a3e169612d6256584bb6

SHA-256:
a050e495e82b97736e0fa7ca34df8f3ce8249cf2c406ede585a3878a2b3ce1ff

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/24/2024 11:28:40 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.0318

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin
8.9661

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of minecraft-setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.14.9

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.11.14.04

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.crgjbr
0.28.0.59048

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.R
14.9.18.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
28194

File size:
611.9 KB (626,536 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\googleearth-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 11:07:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:96Q778wYSR3FpqJsZ2yHqshvJoHO/7aOXGE+MkBMzW7LomN1gxatKdceJuDF1p:9578wnR1isgEtJow7DF+dX7Lj1gA9jh7

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9697

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file googleearth-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.winstally.com/download/.../?id=58843&cert_id=IM2&lp=ac

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