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SafeGuardSetup.exe

Alerts LLC

Part of an adware web browser extension that delivers advertisements such as coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links. The executable setup.exe by Alerts has been known to be a potentially unwanted program that has been detected by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This file is typically installed with the program Local Temperature by Core Systems which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Alerts LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
SafeGuardSetup.exe

Version:
1.0.0.17

MD5:
fa7a0552bbbe6cb8eed01f9b3543c97d

SHA-1:
3476f80a8637266bdb4b5ea476db08938806c914

SHA-256:
ecaa0fddcc7b919ab238238bc12f2f547affe89405419df7f13a2b057ff883f2

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Inconclusive but possibly unwanted  (There is not enough data for a 100% detection)

Analysis date:
5/8/2024 2:25:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0326
7.2.86

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
38816

File size:
128.6 KB (131,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.17

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alerts LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/5/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/6/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Alerts LLC, O=Alerts LLC, STREET="101 Colorado St #2309", L=Austin, S=TX, PostalCode=78701, C=US

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

Serial number:
00A4FE74573C3AAF1867F4DF866A77B161

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:YuxkZuTXJrRB3IbUgC12J9Z/TTA3klEpSyhJw:YSJRe812J9Z/TwSx

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 6F, 44, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 44, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Local Temperature  by Core Systems
Install advertising in the browser. From the EULA/Terms: "The free version of the Software is supported by advertising. Accordingly, the Site and the free version of the Software may provide third party content, advertising and services, and links thereto (e.g.
localtemperature.net
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The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://d.safeguarddownload.com/SafeGuardSetup.exe

http://cdn2.chironexfleckeriwhite.com/downloads/offers/.../SafeGuardSetup.exe

http://ogdelivery.com/.../Setup.exe

http://www.downloadju.com/direct/.../setup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-1-175-151.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.1.175.151:80)

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