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Setup.exe

Parallel Lines Development, 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 Parallel Lines Development 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from d.webshieldonline.com.
Publisher:
Parallel Lines Development, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
23282b4f922f3d23dbe7b946576b660d

SHA-1:
8ad86d96638a09cdf18d6f95210a2a26fea36881

SHA-256:
281df2a3a1359229de14d752daa54615f2490214a961ceb92692be0555f3b8b6

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:
4/20/2024 4:32:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.PullUpdate
7.1.1

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18088

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.128
9.0.1.0101

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate
8.9668

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SaMon
4/11/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaMon
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaMon
14.0.0.4030

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WebShield
v2014.04.11.10

McAfee
Artemis!ECA82EE1E581
5600.7163

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.988
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ParallelLinesDevelopment.F
14.8.8.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.05C4FC3B
7.2.101

Vba32 AntiVirus
TScope.Trojan.MSIL
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.SaMon
28196

File size:
2.8 MB (2,977,832 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:
Parallel Lines Development, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/4/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/5/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Parallel Lines Development, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Parallel Lines Development, LLC", L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
064A26D7B85E090E11BEBC6B460594A8

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):
49152:pMeno50Yqc2XHYdXeGAxfCW84TT2ujDf794OwpnlrEi0E+qBY/0gic75vpjmY:pxnrtX47AQ+P2Uf7adllrEi0ri7S5hj7

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:
7.9576

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://d.webshieldonline.com/WebShield/71501/.../Setup.exe

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