installer.exe

Installer

Mime Ventures LLC

This is the Softpulse installer 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 Mime Ventures has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Mime Ventures LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
3a76516b1cb1c0906c6e5f657e787649

SHA-1:
d2c7915afd36d5ff90d71fbd630cd1e6077de235

SHA-256:
22f335fc704676329ead84063f46ee7332334cf327b7087454b2314aaadd5d02

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

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:
4/23/2024 8:25:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
2015.03.29

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.plsaza
7.11.206.252

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3153

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.iBryte
4.0.3.15331

Comodo Security
Application.MSIL.iBryte.JA
20959

Dr.Web
Trojan.iBryte.493
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte.R application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.CD
5.13.68

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Spy.MSIL.Keylogger
t3scan.1.8.6.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.TheAnswerFinder.A
v2015.03.31.11

Norman
IBryte.AJQ
11.20150331

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Softpulse
15.4.1.0

File size:
923.7 KB (945,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
TheAnswerFinderInstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\installer.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/17/2014 10:39:32 AM

Valid to:
10/18/2015 10:39:32 AM

Subject:
E=admin@theanswerfinder.com, CN=Mime Ventures LLC, OU=TheAnswerFinder.com, O=Mime Ventures LLC, L=Los Angeles, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121EDDEAF81A380FF278B94B619A213DEEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2015 8:01:29 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:v/5O7iccvzm6mruV2iOchg0TFzLuh2RTHNv2yo1ysDrkxl/D6yf3oWIiV6vrB1P:v/5O+c5TUOcG0TBuh2/O1ysDr2rDojP

Entry address:
0xE4472

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9481

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
905.5 KB (927,232 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):

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