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pcweathermachine-setup.exe

Web Install

This installer uses the CNET Download.com download manager (private label) in order to provide monetized offerings to end users. These offers could include ad-supported toolbars or various web browser extensions. The application pcweathermachine-setup.exe by Web Install has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the DownloadCom Spot Install installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dw.cbsi.com.
Publisher:
Web Install  (signed and verified)

MD5:
84dcbd933576ad4243f819bc5bc98134

SHA-1:
126d584fcce85c2e14fd406991f023547aa651f7

SHA-256:
e4d408802741e3a0a65d61d7eec91e8eccc82d2331ba2014587ae91b2e33fd9c

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
4/18/2024 3:28:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAdmin.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
Adware-BGE [PUP]
150602-1

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.81
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16176

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downware.dlgjls
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CBS.Bundler
15.6.8.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782786
40828

File size:
582.9 KB (596,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
DownloadCom Spot Install (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pcweathermachine-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Install

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/19/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Web Install, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Web Install, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, 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:
6F93708E2A9DB00DA7666A9EA9A5FA00

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 1:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eC+XBEFsXqDunAjSvvpAIBeyGhI09OrbRHtGo:eC+XBk76AuXatv994bRNV

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9355

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://dw.cbsi.com/redir?edId=3&tag=sem_dlnow&lop=google_sem&pid=12096124&mfgId=10028536&merId=10028536&ctype=dm;language&cval=CBSI;en&destUrl=http://.../dlcom?c=SEM-SEO&s=fivemill&pid=dlcom_sem&aid=10335916_6311326930_51357121930&dlc=n&part=fivemill&psetid=10335916&geo&oid=3028-2130_4-10335916&ontId=2130_4&siteId=4&pguid=4fc763ca6416fdb854b6e636

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