knuckles in chinaland__3039_i1256174028_il1050522.exe

Ukra-2006 LLC

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 knuckles in chinaland__3039_i1256174028_il1050522.exe by Ukra-2006 has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
Ukra-2006 LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.8.22

MD5:
169c14d774562ff71b4fc710950e2ea7

SHA-1:
fa8628f3baf6907817e5fd82621a249280ccc30f

SHA-256:
48a591bde8b43dc329888d9de441565a58759a10841a2f2dc6577c0dad198783

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/20/2024 10:52:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Amonetize
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetize
2014.09.03

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Amonetize.tzw
7.11.170.152

AVG
Ukra
2015.0.3318

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8379
9.0.1.0291

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BN (variant)
8.10356

McAfee
PUP-Amonetize
5600.6974

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.84b
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ukra2006.r
14.10.18.1

Sophos
Amonetize
4.98

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Amonetize.Win32.922
2.0.0.1908

File size:
345.2 KB (353,488 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.8.22

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\knuckles in chinaland__3039_i1256174028_il1050522.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/30/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Ukra-2006 LLC, O=Ukra-2006 LLC, L=Kharkiv, S=Harkivska obl, C=UA

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

Serial number:
2B3200D1AF3CAC4253C00F000EF4BAB9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2014 3:01:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:BmmFHjLBAD4wF/EABeFkGZbvoF8SK2+y0/5cnO7fjqeu23sAVI21:VHBADlVBeFkGhBio/500HsAVI21

Entry address:
0xAE62

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 45, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 1C, 9D, 3B, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 54, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 9E, 2B, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D6, F8, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 1C, 9D, 3B, 00, FF, 15, 14, 31, 3B, 00, 8B, F8, 85, FF, 75, 26, 6A, 0C, 5E, 39, 05, 20, 9D, 3B, 00, 74, 0D, 53, E8, 1D, 15, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, A9, EB, 07, E8, 3A, 24, 00, 00, 89, 30, E8, 33, 24, 00, 00, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.5765

Code size:
69.5 KB (71,168 bytes)

The file knuckles in chinaland__3039_i1256174028_il1050522.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.