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setup.exe

Web

Foundry File

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Web Setup ” by Foundry File has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

Generic (signed by Foundry File)

Product:

Web

Description:

Web Setup

MD5:

79247bdd053a2131a573993a6ae8c155

SHA-1:

72bf2334b054bb9fffd61cd0b0f36ec4b0f07113

SHA-256:

c2a5eab02ea79562077c6132f4dcfc64f4770050834aaf9b6e39199cb4f5cbcc

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

5/18/2024 8:31:35 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge (M)

17.2.16.12

File size:

680.6 KB (696,904 bytes)

Product version:

4.5

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Foundry File

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/6/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

1/7/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Foundry File, O=Foundry File, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=MO, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

070824837E74480D07520BC94FA2C04A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.8889

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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