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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 16 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:
5f7c5495748974a11e2942a46074c084

SHA-1:
d670151090f2a2f70157f38a75068e6970e363c9

SHA-256:
58b12573e788f7295d71ba956891b158c6a30be196300a3955d5799e01027d7d

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/25/2024 4:13:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.177.162

AVG
OutBrowse
2015.0.3325

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Outbrowse.G
19763

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
10/10/2014

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2014.10.10.07

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.6981

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cthmwf
0.28.2.62483

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse.E
14.10.10.18

Sophos
OutBrowse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
33810

File size:
108.1 KB (110,720 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/24/2014 6:59:59 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 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:KgXdZt9P6D3XJOCf5Ky/9XO3jR0eWSzUu/0Wn:Ke349fUQ9OzRgW/cE

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:
7.6847

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=eyJweSI6ImR6IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbnYiLCJiIjoiY2gzMiIsInVfaWQiOiJkel81MmY3YmJlNTExMWE4Mi44OTkwNTEyNS42MTU1YjNiZjRhNGNlYmNhZWIxMGI4NzdiOWU2MDgzNSIsInBhX2lkIjoiOCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMTk0IiwidHMiOjEzOTE5NjcyMDUsImt3IjoiamF2YSB1cGRhdGVzIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

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