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gu5setup.exe

Glary Utilities

Innovative Systems LLC

The application gu5setup.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from glary-utilities.joydownload.com.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Glary Utilities

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
af4aa01682343de696c7f13dda02f4d8

SHA-1:
561d32248be25ac12ed410c201c02a8c9d022cae

SHA-256:
2eab45829d420534e7ab561d8b22ae659db857318dc9ccb31a0bca32c04ff0c8

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 11:33:38 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.180.174

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdLoad.OpenCandy
2014.0.4040

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.5295
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.10.22.07

McAfee
Artemis!1FC34F821322
5600.6969

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dejknq
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InnovativeSystems.I
14.10.22.18

Sophos
Generic PUA IK
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_JOYLOAD
7.2.295

Trend Micro
ADW_JOYLOAD
10.465.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4791855
33706

File size:
463.2 KB (474,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\gu5setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Systems LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/19/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/20/2015 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska oblast, C=UA

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:
450EACFE8D673E82864CE46BC1A92FCA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 9:52:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GaCZDwZ+oebj1bSCqjgAmX3VFV5C1+JIzPPZCUgTgRQfDz:4toefLBX3VdJIzPPKUy

Entry address:
0x31B1

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 92, 42, 00, E8, 90, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 58, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, C0, 92, 40, 00, 68, A0, 81, 42, 00, E8, FB, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, E9, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8957

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file gu5setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://glary-utilities.joydownload.com/get_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj pXP7oQlssmVx1NTutCkGrNM7Y9uk053f/p3p5iNEIJ1WxN eoajGuyxdSMGmeGOG1E/Y9x7Nykp/.../zDU75pJD2gFZ7ai2D 3gfkA==

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