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Installer.exe

Installer

Amonetize ltd.

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 Installer.exe by Amonetize ltd has been detected as adware by 10 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.

File name:

Installer.exe

Publisher:

Amonetize ltd. (signed by Amonetize ltd.)

Product:

Installer

Version:

1.1.5.62

MD5:

6a967820827a1a200aa39cd0399f585b

SHA-1:

98628ed6bd3f406c11441682653154d2dd04ce51

SHA-256:

edd055f5ebc96f42d904aee1ebcc7ba1dcf0cbe21482d30c0e9deb2ea016d8c1

Scanner detections:

10 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This setup file is a re-distribution of the original program that bundles various adware offers during installation including toolbars and browser search extensions.

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:

5/10/2024 12:52:03 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen2

7.11.121.86

Boost by Reason

Adware.Installer.Amonetizeltd.J

2013.8.29.5

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

17483

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1339

9.0.1.0331

ESET NOD32

Win32/Amonetize (variant)

7.9190

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.174.10588

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A

v2013.08.29.05

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Amonetizeltd.J

14.8.7.19

Sophos

Amonetize

4.96

VIPRE Antivirus

Amonetize

24642

File size:

150 KB (153,632 bytes)

Product version:

2.1.12

Original file name:

Installer.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Amonetize Downloader

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Amonetize ltd.

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

3/18/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/18/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Amonetize ltd., O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Alberta, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

235E7B2F1D4E0152189F6381E2BA8C97

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/28/2013 7:29:43 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:rtjuobyfhVhDogg7avzVkKxHBd8u8pT2jW35mhRXbABx+q:rtjuLVhTg7WzeKxw/T2y5ebKYq

Entry address:

0x5CE80

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, D0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, FC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.7938

Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

132 KB (135,168 bytes)

The file Installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.rockybytes.com/launch.php?p=137&v=139

http://www.amoninst.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.62&campid=2348&instid[appname]=NetworkMonitorII&instid[appsetupurl]=http://www.myfavoritegadgets.info/gsources/NetworkMonitorII.zip&instid[appimageurl]=http://www.myfavoritegadgets.info/gsources/NetworkMonitorIIicon.png&prefix=NetworkMonitorII&instid[thankyoupage]=http://www.myfavoritegadgets.info/.../thankyou.html&ti1=NetworkMonitorII

http://cs0001.free.fr/bundle/.../__100.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.soledownload.com (54.225.181.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.activemonetizer.com (23.23.96.46:80)

http://www.activemonetizer.com/index.php?Net2=v2.0.50727&Net4=&OSversion=NT5.1SP3&Slv=&Sysid=B2231967&Sysid1=B2231967&X64=N&admin=Y&browser=IEXPLORE.EXE&chver=&exe=ikjut__15856&offver=&lang_DfltUser=04

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