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microsoft toolkit 2.5.3.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 microsoft toolkit 2.5.3.exe by STart pLaying has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.0135b.info.
Publisher:
PCQQN  (signed by STart pLaying)

Product:
PCQQN

Version:
8224.1561.807.2707

MD5:
295f7b65fe9288541976af5da5e7c859

SHA-1:
5a080131ce5c360f3304c30c06a4b6c4a89807c2

SHA-256:
b19d42daaa62025c1253cce69c9e0b48d2a445bb261f34dfc7ef816533723a75

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/17/2024 5:33:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.8.15.19

File size:
641.8 KB (657,240 bytes)

Product version:
8224.1561.807.2707

Copyright:
PCQQN

Trademarks:
PCQQN

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft toolkit 2.5.3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STart pLaying

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/28/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/12/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=STart pLaying, O=STart pLaying, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2447D23F86DE57428433972F0A8394A5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OBlCsbbwZKZ96oPZNUgbeBXzwPF0u+GRy0IC4tIH5RIvDYvwdFns0VD5Zlqfc8v5:OB4o6oPZeJRzwa/GRy0ICPrIvDTHLV3O

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, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9717

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file microsoft toolkit 2.5.3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.0135b.info/1433174578/1433174578/get16?p=6211&d=25247&l=24438&n=1&productname=DownloadManager&exeurl=http://.../Microsoft Toolkit.exe&dynamicname=Microsoft Toolkit 2.5.3&filename=Microsoft Toolkit 2.5.3&s=Microsoft Toolkit 2.5.3

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