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setup.exe

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VerifiedInstallation

The application setup.exe by VerifiedInstallation has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from safedownloadsrus130.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
VerifiedInstallation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
1d5238ff27d8523de7ff9907ece11c83

SHA-1:
52fa037f2888826700734a90fc792110d56c0277

SHA-256:
83ce6d038f21475ededa038ec3e9f74c09c9fb486d214d629adaefca3da80f70

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 3:08:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.Verified.Installer (M)
16.3.17.23

File size:
274.5 KB (281,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VerifiedInstallation

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/3/2015 9:42:42 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 9:42:42 PM

Subject:
CN=VerifiedInstallation, O=VerifiedInstallation, L=Las Vegas, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00AD549677C65B0FD8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/30/2015 6:54:44 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:QVSbo50PjHNy8aW1mG1ChDQcJiAyyMj4+5MQCdAg0Fu0Ag0Fu4xMqEmHJvL:GOombteW/1UvJijyM0SQAO0AOleHZ

Entry address:
0xFB43

Entry point:
E8, 90, AC, 00, 00, E9, 8B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C8, C2, 43, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, A8, 43, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C8, C2, 43, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03...
 
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Code size:
160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)

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

http://safedownloadsrus130.com/.../xl?enc=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

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats-182385724-1591972470.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com  (54.221.252.69:80)

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