setup.exe

The application setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install. The file has been seen being downloaded from find.mreed.info and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
9f6a161755e6e5b9a8cdaed6259890fa

SHA-1:
40faf450f9ce5dabbd57def468cf94d2ff7c62de

SHA-256:
72482003776ba8500bf79018ed83d2cd9aadbf029dcce972154c90911b7180f3

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:26:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160128

Baidu Antivirus
Amonetize.Win32
4.0.3.16128

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Agent.~NLS
16952

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1457
9.0.1.028

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize (variant)
10.8809

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Amonetize.D
1/28/2016

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.0.127

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.749

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A
v2016.01.28.04

McAfee
Artemis!9F6A161755E6
5600.6507

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
16.01.28.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize (M)
16.1.28.4

Sophos
Amonetize
4.91

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CCH06ID13
7.2.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
21554

File size:
240.5 KB (246,295 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/9/2012 3:19:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Bz+92mhAMJ/cPl3i8/5ZvqHVke0v9PwBUYG6JbuFy1OUOs0HpVA9n:BK2mhAMJ/cPlJ5ZyH+9v9PChJbeydOs7

Entry address:
0xAC87

Entry point:
E8, E3, FE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 50, 50, 50, 50, E8, 9F, 30, 00, 00, C3, 56, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, F1, 8B, CF, 89, 3E, E8, 8F, AB, FF, FF, 89, 46, 08, 89, 56, 0C, 8B, 87, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 46, 10, 5F, 8B, C6, 5E, C2, 04, 00, 8B, C1, 8B, 08, 8B, 50, 10, 3B, 91, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 75, 0D, 6A, 00, FF, 70, 0C, FF, 70, 08, E8, 0E, B1, FF, FF, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 8B, 06, 85, C0, 74, 07, 50, FF, 15, C4, 40, 41, 00, 83, 26, 00, 83, 66, 08, 00, 83, 66, 0C, 00, 5E, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 80, 7E, 04, 00, 75, 34, 68, F4, 44, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://find.mreed.info/?r=wmp&title=20.JUSTIN MOORE - Bait A Hook.wma&embedded=false

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