herdprotect__2309_il195939.exe

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The application herdprotect__2309_il195939.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. 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.
Version:
1.1.5.26

MD5:
adf55a0d8df61526df25fa6ba8b1cb33

SHA-1:
196a7628eb761b5dfc83c2897d8d57592ef93bbf

SHA-256:
bd4f90cfe17c309d3fb4895897e2eb0d28386504daffad86ce6416973b7fc350

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:02:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
14.05.21

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.150.194

avast!
Win32:Amonetize-BJ [PUP]
2014.9-140521

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3446

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.14521

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3925
9.0.1.0141

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.AS (variant)
8.9828

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.3725

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.05.21.09

McAfee
Artemis!ADF55A0D8DF6
5600.7124

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cyusqp
0.28.0.59921

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.932
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.6.12.0

Sophos
Amonetize
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Amonetize
29720

File size:
325 KB (332,800 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.26

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\herdprotect__2309_il195939.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2014 12:02:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:nCgwLeu0MY8I88pPA/pBkVx5TIOje9SJxqqzjH94AGqy2JH7CZK41:nCgwLexMYjpPA/TkV8ehnzb94A1eKW

Entry address:
0x282B4

Entry point:
E8, F7, 92, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 18, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 14, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 10, 77, 08, 72, 07, 3B, 44, 24, 0C, 76, 01, 4E, 33, D2, 8B, C6, 5E, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 57, 8B, C6, 83, E0, 0F, 85, C0, 0F, 85, C1, 00...
 
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Code size:
230.5 KB (236,032 bytes)

The file herdprotect__2309_il195939.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

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