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 global.ymtrack.com.
Publisher:

MD5:
229629353d2770cf4491e4d6777b2f42

SHA-1:
d4749d518a94dcf808519b0e7b693bf37ce49f14

SHA-256:
78adefa8efcdabe182c0b7b10e5613a50e14cbc17fc05a212e4d147d446acd03

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:
4/25/2024 6:23:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GuangzhouShibeiInformationTechnologyCo.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.18

File size:
941.3 KB (963,880 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/15/2015 7:59:59 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:
7/3/2014 9:58:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gFVLbl8ixgR8Ysh/e6sJeGN33R4m806vAVSB8E:oVhsv33G0Pi8E

Entry address:
0x851DF

Entry point:
E8, B2, 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:
6.7012

Code size:
642.5 KB (657,920 bytes)

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

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