installation.exe

VUDGOFF LLC

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installation.exe by VUDGOFF has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the ProfitServis Downloader installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.down1702tech.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
VUDGOFF LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
729e4be2d3eb159717f6bebc92636252

SHA-1:
bee6a069adf4a4fbcdab7e830b24da6928066a23

SHA-256:
7909afc53f684800034e7f02bedddb76c3acf79b1941633581427207501a9bf1

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
5/13/2024 12:48:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.01.07

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.199.206

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.CZS
2014.0.4253

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.OutBrowse.58
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BQ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1814554

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.01.07.12

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.d
5600.6893

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VUDGOFF.M
15.1.6.23

Sophos
Generic PUA JC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.572A0B99
7.2.7

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
36448

File size:
572.9 KB (586,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
ProfitServis Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=VUDGOFF LLC, O=VUDGOFF LLC, L=Kalush, S=Alberta, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
45535EA60C43A8EC88A3E4FF6C71827F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:D9jCjf+99WnNS/t1fzfViXOKPg6PRaRsf+5Y2CXNQSzw:D9jeQ1RBuOKPt8r5YPQSc

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9739

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file installation.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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