installer_whatsapp_english.exe

TOV Osya-Trans

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application installer_whatsapp_english.exe by TOV Osya-Trans has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. 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.
Publisher:
TOV Osya-Trans  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9f47eab994d4511986e8a91bf2083d48

SHA-1:
6367336b9847e2fcd42d191e7712cc6e95866b3d

SHA-256:
127d11a262241993728d5339dbec89d37dc4f1eb2b93c564d6a75879300c9e80

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:39:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse (M)
17.3.6.21

File size:
568.8 KB (582,408 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/28/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/29/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TOV Osya-Trans, O=TOV Osya-Trans, L=Uzhgorod, S=Uzhgorod, C=UA

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

Serial number:
728BC5572A0DA8EBD677D0A17C4B5124

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

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:
7.9769

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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