popupblocker.exe

Multiply ROI, Inc

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application popupblocker.exe by Multiply ROI, Inc has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
popup blocker  (signed by Multiply ROI, Inc)

Product:
popup blocker

Version:
1.0

MD5:
a87d430ee661d2756534a5cfa0e1dc65

SHA-1:
124ba76ec43b8479fb98639d4ae602c41f89355c

SHA-256:
824047531ccc7cd8f0ec9e623cf9021527824722da53df0a851cfaa6d4ce7dd0

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse 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:
4/26/2024 9:23:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1449
9.0.1.0100

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse (variant)
8.9646

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Wajam
4/10/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2014.04.10.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MultiplyROI.M
14.8.7.21

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1213
7.2.100

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.OutBrowse
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
28115

File size:
622.3 KB (637,248 bytes)

Copyright:
© popup blocker

Trademarks:
popup blocker

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/27/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/26/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Multiply ROI, Inc", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Multiply ROI, Inc", 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:
071EA95218ABA65B6DE651F0EFE6F136

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:iNjvd/5V3Pz/3ovFUNkC9vg8kYFwn1Z0DqNPrVvpMVwJSBx03VzEfdC:iN7x3LQNUHvLUf3NPrViwowVz8C

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9787

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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