microsoft toolkit final 2014.exe

The application microsoft toolkit final 2014.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 27 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ewwtma.dm2304.livefilestore.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
e483c8185e755b2dc22b344fbc1504bd

SHA-1:
e4b748af35f98750c82c609134528dc8bfa042ca

SHA-256:
067da0f68a7e976949b60b66ad670919963d138e42f4cf4aa8afe2aa43495e6c

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:12:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.L
787

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetize
2014.12.10

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen4
7.11.193.198

avast!
NSIS:OutBrowse-E [PUP]
2014.9-141209

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3265

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.OutBrowse
4.0.3.14129

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.L
1.0.20.1715

Dr.Web
Trojan.Amonetize.278
9.0.1.0343

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.CH (variant)
8.10849

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/SPNR.03JD14!tr
12/9/2014

F-Prot
Trojan!5d82
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
11.2014-09-12_3

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14280

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
14.0.0.2822

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.12.09.12

McAfee
Artemis!E483C8185E75
5600.6921

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.L
15.0.0.1029

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Amonetize.djsswg
0.28.6.63850

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.15d
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.OutBrowse.r5 (Not a Virus)
12.14.14.00

Sophos
Generic PUA LI
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.72DCD068
7.2.343

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.03JD14
10.465.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
35572

File size:
1.3 MB (1,320,010 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft toolkit final 2014.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/9/2012 6:49:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:I2O/GlP/9KTClNFpTKImdPgu/Q6p72a/mMKl8ScEy7GfXDnbE8XcPEoZo5AZZ1Yz:ZKCjpTPwPgu/Qo71/mMKQEDbEycPEoZg

Entry address:
0xAC87

Entry point:
E8, E3, FE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 50, 50, 50, 50, E8, 9F, 30, 00, 00, C3, 56, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, F1, 8B, CF, 89, 3E, E8, 8F, AB, FF, FF, 89, 46, 08, 89, 56, 0C, 8B, 87, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 46, 10, 5F, 8B, C6, 5E, C2, 04, 00, 8B, C1, 8B, 08, 8B, 50, 10, 3B, 91, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 75, 0D, 6A, 00, FF, 70, 0C, FF, 70, 08, E8, 0E, B1, FF, FF, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 8B, 06, 85, C0, 74, 07, 50, FF, 15, C4, 40, 41, 00, 83, 26, 00, 83, 66, 08, 00, 83, 66, 0C, 00, 5E, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 80, 7E, 04, 00, 75, 34, 68, F4, 44, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8919  (probably packed)

Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

The file microsoft toolkit final 2014.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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