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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 17 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Oracle Java Runtime but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
OutBrowse  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1d88dffaa89dc3fbecfd5f2844581290

SHA-1:
a8c5222f6dff4e2378e8752f2736f1129165aebc

SHA-256:
1f76295346e0223087d20bd664ba2284191de1afe386ccf9dca61064d7be456b

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:47:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.02.16

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.210.88

AVG
Adware MultiBundle.M
2014.0.4253

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Outbrowse.G
21090

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.K potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
2/15/2015

F-Prot
W32/Outbrowse.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14969

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2015.02.15.04

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cthmwf
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse
15.2.15.13

Sophos
PUA 'OutBrowse' (of type Adware)
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Artemis/Variant
10052

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784459
36694

File size:
105.5 KB (108,016 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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/24/2014 4:59:59 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 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:4gXdZt9P6D3XJOCH5Ky/9XO3jR0eWSzUu/0W8:4e349HUQ9OzRgW/cd

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:
7.6780

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=eyJweSI6ImR6IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMiIsInVfaWQiOiJkel81MzA3MDQwYzFkMmNlMS43NjI3NjM0NC40MjlhZDZjYmI4Y2JmNWI2YWJiZjcyMWU2YTYxMjZjMiIsInBhX2lkIjoiOCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMTk0IiwidHMiOjEzOTI5Njg3MTYsImt3IjoiamF2YSBzY3JpcHQgZG93bmxvYWQiLCJjdSI6IiIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ

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