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ossetup.exe

OpinionSquare Setup Launcher

TMRG Inc.

The component is part of the TMRG platform which will track various behaviors of web browsing habits including tracking sites and domains visited as well as ads clicked. The application ossetup.exe, “OpinionSquare Setup Launcher Setup ” by TMRG has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. Part of RelevantKnowledge, a program typically installed via a software bundle (with the user's knowledge should they read the EULA) and will run in the background collecting and monitoring information about the user's behavior in order to build an extensive profile.
Publisher:
TMRG, Inc.   (signed by TMRG Inc.)

Product:
OpinionSquare Setup Launcher

Description:
OpinionSquare Setup Launcher Setup

MD5:
667e1ccc4e0fb3c3b3b18b41987348a6

SHA-1:
4b9095e96f6da28e10634feb8f7636a30f58109a

SHA-256:
cc4374ed15a0f15f5715851059d87c3dc4845f7cc1824e608170c57d84b10cdd

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundled via 3rd-party installers and monitors the user's behavior.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:01:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Relevant-P [PUP]
2014.9-160214

AVG
RelevantKnowledge
2017.0.2834

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen6.27126
9.0.1.045

ESET NOD32
multiple threats
10.7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TMRG.Installer (M)
16.2.14.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.15129
37588

File size:
3.3 MB (3,426,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ossetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TMRG Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/1/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/31/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TMRG Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TMRG Inc., L=Reston, S=Virginia, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
51FEA1E74EDC6FFFF4BD5F65BD540362

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2015 6:24:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:4Kv57LLwiZTI0HnxsHqfghZi4VbgSoKB3SouWpi3OR/5PtU:OiZTzHnx2qf6ZiSDB3SozMO15PtU

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 34, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 1E, D8, FF, FF, E8, 6D, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 33, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 54, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9871

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file ossetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://www.opinionsquare.com/WindowsPackages/.../OSSetup.exe

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