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malwarebytes-anti-malware.exe

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This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application malwarebytes-anti-malware.exe by OutBrowse has been detected as adware by 19 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:
OutBrowse  (signed and verified)

MD5:
143e06da6bd35e49aee92489a7ad0192

SHA-1:
103d435d58d14d82cd6a9bd980fd41179322c8d5

SHA-256:
bd0c86aa86446a21cc8fd5f2c157efc3c4244bad56a7246d86b89f4ba9a25588

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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 8:43:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.06.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.156.126

AVG
Adware MultiBundle.M
2015.0.3344

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Outbrowse.G
18648

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.0264

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.K potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OutBrowse
9/21/2014

F-Prot
W32/Outbrowse.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.4.5

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Downware
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12498

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.OutBrowse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2014.09.21.11

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.7000

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cthmwf
0.28.0.60475

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse.Z
14.9.21.23

Sophos
OutBrowse
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Downloader/Variant
10345

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4823950
29708

File size:
105.5 KB (107,992 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\malwarebytes-anti-malware.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OutBrowse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/24/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OutBrowse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=OutBrowse, L=Ramat Gan, S=Ramat Gan, C=IL

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:
56A6FE571611B68C9224798AD62913CA

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ngXdZt9P6D3XJmC3n5Ky/9XO3jR0eWSzUu/0W7:ne34V3nUQ9OzRgW/ca

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:
7.6807

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file malwarebytes-anti-malware.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl1.app2desktop.com/.../Get?p=1955&d=2002&l=1924&n=1&productname=malwareantimalware&d1=8&d2=1&d3=1&d4=6&d5=00000000&filename=Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware

http://downloader2.downloadinfo.co/download.php?id=02c7d05e418fec4788f9c92805b63801709817d7&z=8&p=eyJweSI6ImRpIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJ1cyIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImNoMzIiLCJ1X2lkIjoiZGlfNTMwNTQ0MzcwMjY5OTUuNTg5OTUyOTQiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjgiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDAtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzkyODU0MDcxLCJrdyI6ImRvd25sb2FkIG1pY3Jvc29mdCBzZWN1cml0eSBlc3NlbnRpYWxzIGZyZWUiLCJjdSI6ImRvd25sb2FkIG1pY3Jvc29mdCBzZWN1cml0eSBlc3NlbnRpYWxzIGZyZWUiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0=

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