setup.exe

The application setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It 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 cdn.downloaddeed.com.
MD5:
0e59514b17662b9b9e2e1170763f3f17

SHA-1:
0923a0fade36f91346e21323d1962c3cf3ed1225

SHA-256:
4af45317506be87a3718f502b3e73691f7e6bffbd619f8506ca0d8e501383ba1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 12:06:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Amonetize.Installer.Meta (M)
16.6.13.4

File size:
378.5 KB (387,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2015 8:45:06 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:3byre/2oA6CNzxtsXGrPAOKAOtY1/UYWPajsHnTt0uQo:325jsXGrPQpSjsHTFQo

Entry address:
0x8D7D

Entry point:
E8, F6, 5B, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D0, 9C, 43, 00, E8, 2D, 49, 00, 00, E8, C7, 5D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 89, 5B, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, FE, 43, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.9298

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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

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