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setup.exe

Linkular LLC

The application setup.exe by Linkular has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download-instantly.com.
Publisher:
Linkular LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5e9ff86d356ec6e6a36e80b14a2aa7b9

SHA-1:
3bcd296bfe547bc47c0b43ea06d58e93b1fa85d6

SHA-256:
3377beaa72d8707557c35604dba5e07e97962fcdb0e22e97a4dd6b3eb1da8d7b

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 3:55:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151031

Dr.Web
Adware.PowerPack.27
9.0.1.0304

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.Linkular.AJ application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Linkun.A (exact, not disinfectable)
v6.4.6.5.141

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup-softpub-1.1.exe
2015.10.31.21

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.185.13888

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Linkular
v2015.10.31.09

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!cgh
5600.6595

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Linkular.dbpxeq
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Linkular.Installer (M)
15.9.5.9

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BIT14
7.2.304

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
447.4 KB (458,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Linkular LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/6/2013 2:09:02 AM

Valid to:
9/5/2014 9:14:15 PM

Subject:
CN=Linkular LLC, O=Linkular LLC, L=Redondo Beach, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27C70F809279A3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7ExKg15iJA3sc3Xy9uTk4FF1g38Hx1iCJXOyC1aNJjrlIpGPyg:7ExK83N3i9uTk4rH1fiaNhRIpGPyg

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 6F, 44, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://download-instantly.com/isn/js/http://adf.ly/535121/http://www.skyworxz.com/downloads/.../Balkons Weapons Mod Installer 1.7.10.exe

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