microsoft toolkit 2.5.1__9465_il65742.exe

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 microsoft toolkit 2.5.1__9465_il65742.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 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:

Version:
1.1.5.26

MD5:
d1c36b0c77b6a2a158109ad6b04dff3e

SHA-1:
fb0f64da1c3255db48880eef4f2b8501df4bfa68

SHA-256:
13439944665dbb9204b7d8e84ac52b75c161075a94525d5d995653c65978f63e

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
4/19/2024 11:47:48 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.161610
830

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Amonetize
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetize
2014.10.28

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Amonetize.519376.14
7.11.181.132

avast!
Win32:Amonetize-FM [PUP]
2014.9-141028

AVG
Ukra
2015.0.3307

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.141028

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.161610
1.0.20.1505

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8868
9.0.1.0301

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.161610
8.14.10.28.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BW (variant)
8.10628

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Amonetize
10/29/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-6c30e7fe
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.161610
11.2014-28-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Graftor.161610
14.10.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.3028

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.10.28.03

McAfee
Artemis!D1C36B0C77B6
5600.6964

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.161218
15.0.0.903

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dhaxhs
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ShetefSolutionsConsulting1998.d
14.10.28.3

Sophos
Amonetize
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R02SH09JR14
7.2.301

File size:
509.1 KB (521,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.26

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\microsoft toolkit 2.5.1__9465_il65742.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/13/2014 11:02:37 AM

Valid to:
10/13/2015 11:02:37 AM

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

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:
4B1B72BCEFC0E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/20/2014 4:33:52 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CLv8CQBjSCEnT2hMFEUVyp7sx6mXIy817mv:CLv/NoM3mPm4nsv

Entry address:
0x11DE8

Entry point:
E8, 49, 6A, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 94, 1E, 3A, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 5C, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, A6, 4C, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, F9, F5, FF, FF, 59, 59, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 75, 01, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 94, 1E, 3A, 00, FF, 15, 14, A1, 39, 00, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 94, 1E, 3A, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 12, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 5C, 4C, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, AF, F5, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3...
 
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Entropy:
7.3974

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

The file microsoft toolkit 2.5.1__9465_il65742.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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