setup.exe

Wilmaonline LTD.

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 Wilmaonline has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. 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. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Wilmaonline LTD.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.5.55

MD5:
ee520cdb1a394fed355f906c765f0efe

SHA-1:
4343207c2eb7592b59aede4e0382578d29cd4a57

SHA-256:
651b3796433519d46bffeac927a9df3219955f0cee21e4f8b7d727592390e248

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 5:52:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
904

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3383

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.14814

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
1.0.20.1135

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8012
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
8.14.08.15.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-15-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
14.8.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.08.14.05

McAfee
Artemis!766716672007
5600.7038

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
15.0.0.681

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.08.15.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.c7d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Wilmaonline.F
14.8.14.4

File size:
438.2 KB (448,704 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.55

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/6/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/6/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Wilmaonline LTD., O=Wilmaonline LTD., L=Raanana, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2B7DF4C242BFBB654DA05B78A86926AA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/8/2014 8:14:44 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OVV0zJWDkTv4KS2ysyKqWuo/1XMlQ20dUODMg:QwTv4KS9syPqBukdUYMg

Entry address:
0x10FBF

Entry point:
E8, E2, 56, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 3C, 4E, 3A, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F5, 2E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 3F, 2D, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, F3, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 3C, 4E, 3A...
 
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Entropy:
7.6150

Code size:
100.5 KB (102,912 bytes)

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

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