setup.exe

INSTALLIUM LTD.

The application setup.exe by INSTALLIUM has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from d2.blupak.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Installer  (signed by INSTALLIUM LTD.)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.48.0.0

MD5:
595da0fba2fbbabaeae61c0f41750f2c

SHA-1:
22ed15ea7d296be8538b779bf4d88565edab7463

SHA-256:
30756eaba7bf5fb11fd55d5b4f68f6902d94e2c4f63d444856bd55d3706433c5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
5/29/2024 8:30:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.13.12

File size:
407.6 KB (417,384 bytes)

Product version:
1.48.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/29/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/30/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALLIUM LTD., OU=Installium, O=INSTALLIUM LTD., STREET=1 Habarzel St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=69710, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00CDD46FE6F7D80572CF50121EC9F02E1D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/19/2015 7:20:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x118D60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 4C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, F3, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8935

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
328 KB (335,872 bytes)

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

http://d2.blupak.com/.../?p=ZXh0c3lzPTEmYWZmaWQ9Mjk2OTUxJmNpZD0xMDAmY3I9MTAwJmxvYz1lbiZzMT0wMTAyMjg0NzYmYWZmaWxpYXRlcmVmZXJlbmNlaWQ9MDEwMjI4NDc2MDE4ODIxNzI0MjQ2JmNhbXBpZD0yODI0NTY=

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):

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