setup.exe

GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

The software will display additional offers (such as adware) during installation including a browser toolbar/extension as well as advertising injection software (part of the Injekt brand). The application setup.exe by GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as adware by 8 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 dl.moviemodeapp.com.
Publisher:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c979c5c227468e003892a035ae912cb4

SHA-1:
3dcaf2be690560182a882a78cc0bcc39927adea8

SHA-256:
124934a3cfe64f560e31ba73564a3234220f97dbcbcedac1b2ca373f833b26b8

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
5/23/2024 12:31:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.36
9.0.1.0139

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExFriendAlert (variant)
8.8901

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.ExFriendAlert
t3scan.2.0.127

McAfee
Artemis!C979C5C22746
5600.7125

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.GenTechnologiesApps.F
14.8.8.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0623
7.2.139

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
SearchDonkey
22256

File size:
1.7 MB (1,809,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/30/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", O="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", STREET=640 Grand Avenue, STREET=Suite E, L=Carlsbad, S=California, PostalCode=92008, C=US

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

Serial number:
06D4A5EDA561071FC293924D6DFC6300

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/7/2009 12:41:59 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:a9bmJ9w6dc4OjymzZqpMOkyxVZ1CQYl4OwpnlrEiUQu79l:imJ9wqsqGTcCQYSdllrEiUxn

Entry address:
0x30FA

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, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9641

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

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