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jewelquest3.exe

Freegies JewelQuest 3

OutBrowse LTD

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application jewelquest3.exe by OutBrowse has been detected as adware by 15 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.
Publisher:
Freegies  (signed by OutBrowse LTD)

Product:
Freegies JewelQuest 3

Version:
1.0

MD5:
5e631da41410eadecffd42b4cd521a22

SHA-1:
16565e2c326b0510363b332e2250423fdca7fd2d

SHA-256:
9f7c48c17fd9af644d273bc932f75194f1a7188b26fbd931ac264ef303b91ce1

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/25/2024 9:02:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
NSIS:OutBrowse-I [PUP]
2014.9-150801

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3031

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.OutBrowse-4
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OutBrowse.D
19968

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1336
9.0.1.0213

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse (variant)
9.10656

G Data
Win32.Application.OutBrowse
15.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13866

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1650

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Smart
v2015.08.01.12

McAfee
Artemis!5E631DA41410
5600.6687

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.dflxvq
0.28.6.62995

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.NSIS.OutBrowse.B
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.Freegies.Bundler (M)
15.8.1.0

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

File size:
644.5 KB (659,992 bytes)

Copyright:
© Freegies JewelQuest 3

Trademarks:
Freegies JewelQuest 3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\jewelquest3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OutBrowse LTD

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/25/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/26/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OutBrowse LTD, O=OutBrowse LTD, L=Ramat Gan, S=Ramat Gan, C=IL, SERIALNUMBER=514686914, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=IL

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
06C1C2AE3E180ADDA27BBF2BD8EAC0E7

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):
12288:FthMSAvbiAftTXWrQMBJ6/1FYfezpIUe4IcDsvEQ28qPkQGeADK2LGNX:FTov2AfYBBJ6zYfeFHHVDsvEQ28QGRDT

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:
7.9802

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file jewelquest3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.ppdownload.com/.../JewelQuest3.exe

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