setup.exe

Rational Thought Solutions

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 Rational Thought Solutions has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from e46m3.vanoshield.com.
Publisher:
Rational Thought Solutions  (signed and verified)

MD5:
32f9ee0ffedfcadb2c2b85fb21cb08f9

SHA-1:
85111dce758b07b965f42d17f76ea5e094cd4beb

SHA-256:
e4afcd485c8645b5c0e328a173cf8bf0458d6f226208cfcc837d67353be5c44c

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/30/2024 12:16:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.PullUpdate
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3050

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate
4.0.3.15712

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Yontoo.68
9.0.1.0193

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.J.gen (variant)
9.11816

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/PullUpdate
7/12/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PullUpdate.A
v2015.07.12.03

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Yontoo.dqgtsc
0.30.24.2086

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PullUpdate
15.07.12.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.RationalThoughtSolutions.Installer (M)
15.7.12.15

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.5ABBC659
7.2.193

VIPRE Antivirus
PullUpdate
41296

File size:
4.1 MB (4,247,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\qlys9qr5id\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/23/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/24/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Rational Thought Solutions, O=Rational Thought Solutions, L=St. James, S=St. James, C=BB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
00B81C1C4DB6AD87B9B581116F115E4C

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):
98304:imVZVCK65kp8k7vH0zCpEsp/xlIhwm1WW78vvoohzTdMQV6v:5P80vxmwm1fMAYXXW

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:
7.9993

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.

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