john newman full album__3038_i127678646_il4966579.exe

Installer

Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd.

This is the Amonetize download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application john newman full album__3038_i127678646_il4966579.exe by Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Amonetize Downloader installer. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup.
Publisher:
Amônétízé Ltd  (signed by Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd.)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.1.5.98

MD5:
6b29b00a217b35da9881d6d0e34c18a6

SHA-1:
3d41ae88746ce47d9f721fa83400356f102ac1d7

SHA-256:
871b855d7793a4d3b080b19a83738513a1813c19e7ea6cb4bf8a3e41f6f5f074

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

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:
4/23/2024 7:57:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.10
895

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
2014.08.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.166.228

avast!
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
2014.9-140823

AVG
Generic5
2015.0.3373

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.10
1.0.20.1175

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1575
9.0.1.0235

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize (variant)
8.10247

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-23-08_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.10
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3361

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallMonetizer
v2014.08.23.07

McAfee
Artemis!6B29B00A217B
5600.7029

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.10
15.0.0.705

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cssmdo
0.28.2.61519

Quick Heal
Downloader.Agent.r3
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ShetefSolutionsConsulting1998.r
14.8.23.19

Sophos
Amonetize
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.08FD14
7.2.235

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.08FD14
10.465.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Amonetize
32174

File size:
149.6 KB (153,216 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.12

Copyright:
(c) Amônétízé Ltd, 2012,2013. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\john newman full album__3038_i127678646_il4966579.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., O=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., L=Rannana, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7C23DBB97FAFBB9D28D413F836202024

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/10/2013 9:52:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:mSpvUFMw65AreXU1LMr12aT7W2pn4JBwvf:m0vGMwIAr/LM22ePGf

Entry address:
0x599D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, FC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
128 KB (131,072 bytes)

The file john newman full album__3038_i127678646_il4966579.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://download.aminst.net/.../get.php?q=ebook dan brown inferno ita torrent pdf&ti1=300000&ti2=5&ti3=2013-11-11T14:06:20.117757 00:00

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)