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notepad-setup.exe

Trusted Install Software

The application notepad-setup.exe by Trusted Install Software 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 Tomorrow Software Installer installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.uberdownloads.net.
Publisher:
Modern New Installer  (signed by Trusted Install Software)

Product:
Modern New Installer

Version:
33.9.8.1085

MD5:
8aa92c9553ab4c9d051aaecab66cdbe4

SHA-1:
9fe85157870b18604a58992ad0aa79eec392e84b

SHA-256:
82cd5731794798c4cd3d812d4a7e180f57b4000cc6cf3be6938b4c54e2a91703

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 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:
4/26/2024 8:59:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.TrustedI.Bundler (M)
16.7.13.6

File size:
866.8 KB (887,584 bytes)

Product version:
33.9.8.1085

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\notepad-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Install Software

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/16/2015 8:38:38 PM

Valid to:
9/16/2016 8:38:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Install Software, O=Trusted Install Software, L=San Francisco, S=California, 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:
00E2AD3DC1CBA6ED41

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2014 10:51:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SrSup16n3t3JEWx3Dt/Bmx7ZeiyXxUcdEK4e:Kpg3jd9vc4iC7r

Entry address:
0x1E62

Entry point:
E8, 19, BA, 00, 00, E9, 1B, B3, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, 81, EC, BC, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 94, 24, CC, 00, 00, 00, 53, 8B, 9C, 24, D8, 00, 00, 00, 55, 8B, AC, 24, CC, 00, 00, 00, 56, 8B, B4, 24, DC, 00, 00, 00, 57, 8B, BC, 24, D8, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 07, 03, C5, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 8B, 03, 8D, 0C, 30, 89, 4C, 24, 34, 8B, 8C, 24, E8, 00, 00, 00, 83, E1, 04, C7, 44, 24, 18, FF, FF, FF, FF, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 89, 74, 24, 20, 89, 4C, 24, 38, 74, 05, 83, C8, FF, EB, 06, 2B, C2, 8D, 44, 30, FF, 8D, 48, 01, 89, 44, 24, 3C, 89, 4C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9687  (probably packed)

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

The file notepad-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files4.uberdownloads.net/download/.../dl?bc=1171856&pid=TR&brand=uberdownloads.net&s=msn&c=Uber_DLM_Notepad___Wordpad_US&country=US&cb=1174377260&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1195513

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