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setup.exe

Installer

Stepitapp LLC

The application setup.exe by Stepitapp has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.mydownloadhome.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Stepitapp LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
afe241827e6fe8de70220cfda5d17b6e

SHA-1:
1feab7889834ce43c112a9ca2b69c39e1b771bf7

SHA-256:
b32536acf8cab0db3c690abec64bc3714b33077b5ef20e6ef8e93cb79781b09c

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:21:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2015.01.06

avast!
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
2014.9-151229

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.151229

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.5822
9.0.1.0363

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.Imali (variant)
9.11259

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
12/29/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-2accf237
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.4P134N
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.900

McAfee
Artemis!17FD46A07B73
5600.6537

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.F
15.12.29.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.8e5
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Downloader.Agent.r3 (Not a Virus)
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Stepitapp.Installer (M)
15.12.29.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0516
7.2.363

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
33046

File size:
391.9 KB (401,328 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
FinalInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Stepitapp LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/10/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Stepitapp LLC, O=Stepitapp LLC, POBox=1252, STREET=9 W. 31st Street, L=Bayonne, S=New Jersey, PostalCode=07002, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00EA7DEF51F4F715C2C81433CCD6B15766

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/22/2014 4:28:39 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:kW3TCEibqI59PpOPf201/z7psmJI9ftRElz7O:ZmEibqI59Pk2cb7psmJ0ftREl3O

Entry address:
0x6008E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
376.5 KB (385,536 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.mydownloadhome.com/.../2?pub_id=88&sub_id=_w9YK2Z7cQluWsz62DL3LaCTNv33SaQ--aENgMlsTgPn5sZrNhdmL8ozjVB1P_VQuITYdyZQ7gGMGfJkdyTkmRcVNW-R7Jcx-Z3Z6C-IIod1HM-C1JDchfMHP0c7N3-YV4ZZYw9gKyCzrFhrnBE6xwz6XRcA8ciCOaZ-n0KEpTTQr404AFCja4FuaDTzEn9CAJkY4eGSsQtqCSUsljQldvPf8HF5pp7Ffs1ZFQWQk1h6Zx76TyKp4VrF-DTkxqm_HlzggrkBnhkbZbM4Ui9DuSuivxZAjVnOKeYrvHlb9kyy1SqxEV0ePERp4H45PFDDJXmdkN9wJ3_eaSrZwgr_M_GFcjacXVCl7zru5DjuRQWXE54wgmLQ4kfmQ3IJF5GImg

http://ads.adsrvmedia.com/event/click/0/QbkfTL9ewXRzxVbIsOk1r8ga93O1WAmNRTnyMsrjGiBL4eI06TI9cy1YeE01Tj2wVQVV9cM0g8177lHa6hY2zeKRs8ZMTRaYM7MtIEMe5F3XJr6HomhppX8d5Tcdtb7diVcGKCwbcD0GqmeZKloXO_NLsbe_utrvyfBh0k-vnkps4oI7r5pnUia4qoYmbXKDTiEdPUslSsytfEY7cMJGcnXcsq369J6Fsord_CgGNQhjYdzeSTWT3Me52QfMS6WPhWQc470Mw3mQZPHhxyP0Kjw4B3ca1RkRb9ANKFPM2-9QsgE-uOwjljkgBYUAIL9G_xN4z7SvcCcOmvqrJXKsHU4yYHcV8YSi7jw5zIm2UkP1Rh6g2T94INWsnWJvppIlab1POt3yMpcfmYa6wxzVJ3s/.../

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats-182385724-1591972470.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com  (54.221.252.69:80)

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