setup.exe

Installer

Stepitapp LLC

The application setup.exe by Stepitapp has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.mydownloadhome.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Stepitapp LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
035a97865592b11e25740ed2f61930bb

SHA-1:
77fd5f64fa0a61b7e973a31d2b4a05083b9f9e98

SHA-256:
355d24f2981ea0a2ac8add84253268cec79eb703bb7f7048f0b8b34037378ac8

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 2:39:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Stepitapp.Installer (M)
15.12.13.8

File size:
400.4 KB (410,032 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
FinalInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/10/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Stepitapp LLC, O=Stepitapp LLC, POBox=1252, STREET=9 W. 31st Street, L=Bayonne, S=New Jersey, PostalCode=07002, C=US

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

Serial number:
00EA7DEF51F4F715C2C81433CCD6B15766

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/1/2014 1:46:31 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:447AtFCVibqI59PpOPf201/z7pumJI9ftR4ld287z:BAtMVibqI59Pk2cb7pumJ0ftR4lU2z

Entry address:
0x6227E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.1842

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
385 KB (394,240 bytes)

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

http://www.mydownloadhome.com/.../2?pub_id=88&sub_id=Vd-luYiS-V6q-MSlN4SDVUsXiHZl3b0eR6SOlWHf2TV2khB5x2FOIVjuJ8d22J3xYS3QXD99KlkINDyWeyNnPnUF4YVjibxxW8y78X2QEOs7RS7Fx8GXs9T6ir1je8FLeUqZKnqN1J6V_YYJDM--bnFbjEzvgcDo_uN2u-yiRgdLrz2Z35GvDeWLJ3SIBHbssHfUCBmF_7Ul-dTeo1zsGEJfN7bpHRjIJnoP_9oHQsojYPYskVt2Z4gE_X_lfemDn2NXGR3i5YBEdaldZcXTGPxHCksYnOwlcPYpMENNOVnrTUcOj9MUgOc4g65Q05sPfjrdR96-XCBg1Jng5szbeP83sSQglf16Gj_YyMHbl4xH9tvxSgMhvJcJ0VINsyEwBiLwWNa_m5jPaaxjiH_Qsf-bFCdzyzeCWlBCWAoep3Pl8LE6sZkTAonTqfOFWGk60FBJlHbs5Tjy7KhXnp5FGeoFXytQ

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)

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