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setup.exe

Amonetize ltd.

This is the Amonetize download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application setup.exe by Amonetize ltd has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Amonetize Downloader installer. The setup program 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.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

Amonetize ltd. (signed and verified)

Version:

1.1.8.19

MD5:

1edabdf49ca088f369c99b18b73795de

SHA-1:

12a3d1982e6f372b0c1ea4d758e62bc33840dae0

SHA-256:

b7fbdbefb4319116850b63f6ca627cedae5759617e17efa4491d96a42515fa2b

Scanner detections:

10 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This setup file is a re-distribution of the original program that bundles various adware offers during installation including toolbars and browser search extensions.

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 10:06:02 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Amonetiz

14.04.12

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen2

7.11.143.18

avast!

Win32:Amonetize-AM [PUP]

2014.9-140412

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2467

9.0.1.0102

ESET NOD32

Win32/Amonetize.AJ (variant)

8.9670

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize

14.0.0.4025

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A

v2014.04.12.11

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Amonetizeltd.F

14.8.7.20

Sophos

Amonetize

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Amonetize

28208

File size:

350.4 KB (358,760 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.8.19

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Amonetize Downloader

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Amonetize ltd.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

10/28/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

10/29/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Amonetize ltd., OU=Amonetize ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Israel, C=IL

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:

72A9E57303DC103CAE5E2F5A83513E22

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/11/2014 8:03:11 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:45PPqiK02vuiDlafi8hjnfBizbOmcBDett1YUVA4pZT8hiL/KBZc:45PPqiKVuimi8hjnZiz6L2VxpZT8vBK

Entry address:

0x29F41

Entry point:

E8, C6, 97, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 18, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 14, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 10, 77, 08, 72, 07, 3B, 44, 24, 0C, 76, 01, 4E, 33, D2, 8B, C6, 5E, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 57, 8B, C6, 83, E0, 0F, 85, C0, 0F... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.4794

Code size:

245.5 KB (251,392 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.normaldownload.com/download.php?version=1.1.8.19&prefix=FlashPlayerSetup&campid=3650&instid[appname]=FlashPlayer&instid[appsetupurl]=https://launchpad.net/lightspark/trunk/lightspark-0.5.3/ download/Lightspark-0.5.3-win32.exe&instid[appimageurl]=http://www.tsxnrey.com/i/White Smoke Inc/.../150x150_v1Logo.jpg&prefix=FlashPlayer&ti1=447--339--1382623885.179--6b45eb66e5&iaff1=10009

http://www.properdownload.com/download.php?version=1.1.8.19&prefix=FlashPlayerSetup&campid=3650&instid[appname]=FlashPlayer&instid[appsetupurl]=https://launchpad.net/lightspark/trunk/lightspark-0.5.3/ download/Lightspark-0.5.3-win32.exe&instid[appimageurl]=http://www.tsxnrey.com/i/White Smoke Inc/.../150x150_v1Logo.jpg&prefix=FlashPlayer&ti1=447--459--1382145989.032--4ffbea5c8f&iaff1=10009

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