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OutBrowse

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application java.exe by OutBrowse has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
OutBrowse  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b0fc9af5f744da90dde7ead83226a376

SHA-1:
47a834e4ec5784130469321d8366bb8a284af422

SHA-256:
43daf4a3ab024052ad46d2790f9276acd1d001d4edfbb3bcc02652b9c447ea0d

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
5/20/2024 12:39:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.OutBrowse
2014.0.3622

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1664
9.0.1.0352

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse (variant)
7.9155

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/NSIS_OutBrowse
12/18/2013

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10469

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
14.0.0.4603

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2013.12.18.08

McAfee
Artemis!B0FC9AF5F744
5600.7278

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse.E
14.8.7.20

Sophos
Generic PUA AL
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1130
7.2.352

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.OutBrowse
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
24214

File size:
622.3 KB (637,232 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OutBrowse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/24/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OutBrowse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=OutBrowse, L=Ramat Gan, S=Ramat Gan, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
56A6FE571611B68C9224798AD62913CA

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1n/ZrqyOmXPj2+jxmY0lKX/b5qQwGDJ+QBrh/jRhucDprJdchIfTo:1n/NqlmXrlBjs5AJxj3DCh7

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:
7.9784

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file java.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.downloadzone.org/download.php?id=22b931223861d156f5dfdfa2a5cd5211258dc6b1&z=8&p=eyJweSI6ImR6IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkel81Mjk4ZDBkNmI2NWI2OC45MjUzNjEzMS5kMjY2Y2U1MWU5ZmFjZjVkZTJkNTZlMjFlMzg5MzJmYSIsInBhX2lkIjoiOCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMTk0IiwidHMiOjEzODU3NDY2NDYsImt3IjoiamF2YSB1cGRhdGVzIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0=

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