java_installer.exe

Guangzhou Shibei Information Technology Co., Ltd.

The application java_installer.exe by Guangzhou Shibei Information Technology Co. 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 Amonetize Downloader installer. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.tracksite.us.
Publisher:

MD5:
b5ba585cabb01ef661793ca280e4db73

SHA-1:
60b98a12d702c5cfb62f78e7f9abc0c02295124f

SHA-256:
eb004f6f2907a7fb8f45cc4a8520d6fdfb9e69545f20ffebd2f2be64024e00ce

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/26/2024 4:13:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GuangzhouShibeiInformationTechnologyCo.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.8

File size:
924.3 KB (946,472 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/14/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/15/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Guangzhou Shibei Information Technology Co., Ltd.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Guangzhou Shibei Information Technology Co., Ltd.", L=Guangzhou, S=Guangdong, C=CN

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:
730FCD851F607FC42ED72447D10ED84A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/2014 12:44:45 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:llj2GlONoWagpg7uHn29g0qSXYhy2H9W5BAP52Blm0:CUgqYhBW5GWlm0

Entry address:
0x8319F

Entry point:
E8, 52, CB, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 83, 65, FC, 00, 53, 8B, 5D, 10, 85, DB, 75, 07, 33, C0, E9, 9A, 00, 00, 00, 57, 83, FB, 04, 72, 75, 8D, 7B, FC, 85, FF, 76, 6E, 8B, 4D, 0C, 8B, 45, 08, 8A, 10, 83, C0, 04, 83, C1, 04, 84, D2, 74, 52, 3A, 51, FC, 75, 4D, 8A, 50, FD, 84, D2, 74, 3C, 3A, 51, FD, 75, 37, 8A, 50, FE, 84, D2, 74, 26, 3A, 51, FE, 75, 21, 8A, 50, FF, 84, D2, 74, 10, 3A, 51, FF, 75, 0B, 83, 45, FC, 04, 39, 7D, FC, 72, C2, EB, 3F, 0F, B6, 40, FF, 0F, B6, 49, FF, EB, 46...
 
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Entropy:
6.6944

Code size:
633.5 KB (648,704 bytes)

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

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