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java_setups.exe

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_setups.exe by OUTBROWSE has been detected as adware by 20 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
OUTBROWSE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f6222d595474a99cd8429a169eda70a1

SHA-1:
d5d317f244adadecb84b44837ed1b25f401035f3

SHA-256:
191ace2073bdd16a7331f2f1ff44addec79462a4c956e5650f226fbdb738683a

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/26/2024 8:32:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150503

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3120

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.HY
21986

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.0123

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
5/3/2015

F-Prot
W32/OutBrowse.L (exact, not disinfectable)
4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Application.OutBrowse
15.5.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of adwcleaner.exe (Adware)
2015.8.1.20

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13521

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
14.0.0.2097

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.08.01.08

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse.a
5600.6776

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dgnlgr
0.30.24.1357

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.570512
15.04.30.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Outbrowse.Bundler
15.5.3.12

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784459
33520

File size:
557.1 KB (570,512 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_setups.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OUTBROWSE

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OUTBROWSE, O=OUTBROWSE, STREET=Bialik Number: 143, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=5252337, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A5F03C3A375C11FD6C1C160EE8BFF923

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2e34axutkqzFSRgPfapgsoWpcHKzUs8wKIrXt/RtZAC7AFq6VdXAS7U44z993i9E:7QTFZfaSsoZhXQ5RthUFq6DF7/e99M

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://www.freesoftwaren.com/.../download.php?id=54267a0b516b9&i=100012

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