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setup.exe

Western Web Applications, LLC

The software will display additional offers (such as adware) during installation including a browser toolbar/extension as well as advertising injection software (part of the Injekt brand). The application setup.exe by Western Web Applications has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.tvgenieapp.com.
Publisher:
Western Web Applications, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ab77ee7e3cae8ee01e958f26df1d911b

SHA-1:
7f32620b2a2ecfaa6045f3eadf9608d27e52303c

SHA-256:
6253905000b78175b3b785c348576accaa0f5a04fb3f73ac7257d6be82b719db

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:55:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:BHO-AMO [PUP]
2014.9-151108

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.36
9.0.1.0312

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExFriendAlert (variant)
9.10668

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.ExFriendAlert
t3scan.1.8.3.0

McAfee
Artemis!AB77EE7E3CAE
5600.6587

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.ExFriendAlert.deiobm
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.WesternWebApplications.Installer (M)
15.11.8.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Injekt
34500

File size:
1.4 MB (1,468,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Western Web Applications, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/23/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/24/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Western Web Applications, LLC", O="Western Web Applications, LLC", STREET=640 E Grand Ave, STREET=Suite 129, L=Carlsbad, S=CA, PostalCode=92008, C=US

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

Serial number:
2A1B337726D509D16C17362E2E625DE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 5:41:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:E6UnE/mVi13QECilqJNnwTBUHt8dal48mW4I5PRC/Rodslrvci0I+Kv:E6UnjVw3y0qgaN8dal/4OwpnlrEidv

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9873

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://dl.tvgenieapp.com/TVGenie/615/.../Setup.exe

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