herdprotect__2309_il280389.exe

KOMPANIYA КRЕАТА LLC

Warning, this is an illegal version of herdProtect (repackaged and distributed without Reason Software Company's permission) by a company (KOMPANIYA КRЕАТА LLC) that bundles adware. Please make sure that you uninstall this version and download a legitimate copy from our site.
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 herdprotect__2309_il280389.exe by KOMPANIYA КRЕАТА has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. 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.
Publisher:
KOMPANIYA КRЕАТА LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.5.26

MD5:
4e1a1602dec54feef46414fd0d9c5809

SHA-1:
b1e3a1d003e072e819c970b949366bb9c9efccf2

SHA-256:
3ab159c96b21a59508e58296146f68b9dacb08a6296b6578d13e4708d11fa0fe

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/18/2024 6:03:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKD.1754190
928

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Amonetize
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
2014.07.11

avast!
Win32:Amonetize-CI [PUP]
2014.9-140711

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3417

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.14711

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKD.1754190
1.0.20.1010

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.5717
9.0.1.0192

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKD.1754190
8.14.07.21.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BG (variant)
8.10081

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Amonetize
7/21/2014

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKD.1754190
11.2014-21-07_2

G Data
Win32.Application.Amonetize
14.7.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12701

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.07.11.07

McAfee
Artemis!4E1A1602DEC5
5600.7073

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKD.1754190
15.0.0.606

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Amonetize.dcckkw
0.28.0.60698

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.KOMPANIYAR.AA
14.7.17.9

Sophos
Generic PUA EP
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0711
7.2.202

VIPRE Antivirus
Amonetize
31174

File size:
332.2 KB (340,192 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.26

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\herdprotect__2309_il280389.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=KOMPANIYA КRЕАТА LLC, O=KOMPANIYA КRЕАТА LLC, L=Kharkiv, S=Kharkiv, C=UA

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

Serial number:
04CA5D77531C0E61E4DE2CB0E6E4B5B2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/4/2014 5:07:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:lck/KG/pZywzTBQZwtmw2RTAK95p8mWh7d3gmFmQKvSuK9:lckfhEwzTZY7GKSmWh7+swquK9

Entry address:
0x11277

Entry point:
E8, BA, 46, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 3C, 2D, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, B4, 3D, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, FE, 3B, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 97, F6, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40...
 
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Code size:
94.5 KB (96,768 bytes)

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