malwarebytes-setup.exe

Zoobam

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application malwarebytes-setup.exe by Zoobam has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.mirror1.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Zoobam  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5dbb46f734c23bf689c80950cb1ac3cf

SHA-1:
c523a3c01bce74b0022b53c20459ad99af31e83e

SHA-256:
ae3f96e397d16f51486620a1605756189cd8ccab462be7bd50cbec4d92dba54c

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 10:07:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2014.12.19

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3257

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downloadadmin
0.98/19798

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Spyware: Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
5.13.68

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Dropper
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14380

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2014.12.18.11

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.djahkt
0.28.6.64267

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Zoobam.S
14.12.18.11

Sophos
PUA 'DownloadAdmin' (of type Adware)
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
35418

File size:
825.4 KB (845,176 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/15/2014 8:27:59 PM

Valid to:
10/15/2017 8:27:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zoobam, O=Zoobam, L=Kirkland, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EA9D31E75E043

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 10:29:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ExpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8SU3:4p9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg5G

Entry address:
0x3345

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4925

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file malwarebytes-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

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