java.exe

StArt PLAYing

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 StArt PLAYing has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from get1.blue1227.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
StArt PLAYing  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b488296b8857201a34e5b0c8006be3c3

SHA-1:
9c9b362cbadfb0f53e8e73f12edb02d90f7d03fc

SHA-256:
202e67599db6e8e8bd278297ff92f91936047796fa8a4fb724ba42569ab670f4

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
5/17/2024 6:08:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.02.06

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.207.178

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3207

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY
20979

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.81
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
2/5/2015

K7 AntiVirus
DoS-Trojan
13.193.14881

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse.gen
v2015.02.05.11

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.e
5600.6863

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dnkyzt
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse
15.2.5.23

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.B3BC0FA9
7.2.36

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4823950
37240

File size:
582 KB (596,000 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:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=StArt PLAYing, O=StArt PLAYing, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
417B8EC90F7007D53083C77BAF61A1D4

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:rrXCeqPytIAy3lpZx3TKtwkFNYUPNl1UIlNl3VJlCfA8DjY/Xr4:rrXR7+Ai5UXFNYAOITl3dCfvt

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:
7.9702

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 4 URLs.

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