setup.exe

Coder Born Group

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application setup.exe by Coder Born Group has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Coder Born Group  (signed and verified)

Description:
Jgqwbwlk

Version:
11.22.1.24

MD5:
9a5f0aa306960aa332437036a0cb153a

SHA-1:
3d1e37db37b96c17002ce1046c12e420ab26d2f8

SHA-256:
4159e19b455210302bbf9449377393a2a903785fcf7c4dbb74ce454caf3a4305

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 4:09:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/CrossRider.Gen2
7.11.170.24

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.31442
9.0.1.0243

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ScrambleWrapper
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.NSIS.Adwapper
14.0.0.3322

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.NSXgen
v2014.08.31.02

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.E
14.08.31.02

Sophos
Generic PUA DN
4.98

File size:
8.5 MB (8,964,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Coder Born Group, O=Coder Born Group, STREET=Athinodorou 3, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

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

Serial number:
627D3A345CA7ABCDD1B73C2CAC45D327

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/4/2012 5:55:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:GAprZLABWLHB1w7QCn+fBHsnAf+SAgaJ/QLd5rsomw34tD3R8CcDR:TJZyqDfYI+TgqQLLsoyh8CcDR

Entry address:
0x412D

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 73, 45, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 74, 45, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 74, 45, 00, 56, A3, F4, E7, 44, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8B, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 50, E8, 44, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, A9, B2, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 74, 45, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, AA, B2, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9987  (probably packed)

Code size:
33.5 KB (34,304 bytes)

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

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