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installation.exe

The application installation.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure-lax.adnxs.com.
MD5:
253bd039e0d965436d7e60ab641a9079

SHA-1:
e16b6dbe507b52190918f77449890d4ef49239ca

SHA-256:
930cd2331dc36a96ad6dcad4757862421f3c7158fede878df8418f5355413ae7

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:56:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
OutBrowse-AE [PUP]
151224-5

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.a
18.0.204.0

File size:
611.5 KB (626,203 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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):
12288:1yHqZX71vkjYpetKvv34+mVj65CLiVuU3Vv/Jewn8fc8vy4d:111vatm4V6Dl/sAR86a

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:
7.9800

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 URL.

https://secure-lax.adnxs.com/click?ZItt0jXSsz8VUBAmFNmwPwAAAAAAAPA_FVAQJhTZsD9li23SNdKzP-8052Ga5RJezkAygJ_Y1Wp2ff5TAAAAAMAkNAB2AgAA_AcAAAIAAAD7NwIBLTwHAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEANgCWgCCmwAARbsAAgUAAQIAAJQAgyPU8wAAAAA./cnd=!twa7Pgi8xKkCEPvviAgYrfgcIAA./referrer=https://www.youtube.com/watch/clickenc=http://get.file2desktop.com/.../Get?p=8723&d=12098&l=11517&n=1&productname=GoogleChrome&d1=103&d2=3417280&clickid=UAT_lax1CM6ByYH4k_bqahACGO_pnI-ms7mJXiINMTc0LjUwLjU2LjE1MigBMPb6-Z8F

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