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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 14 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.safemonitorapp.com.
Publisher:
Western Web Applications, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cea5f1663468db64ac5b9cd082dcc799

SHA-1:
9a122cf16caf5914c4543d9a271ff684205d77c8

SHA-256:
470b7fa56ab535451a156ca2195a475f6410f434422323769957c7c53d1451c5

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/25/2024 3:37:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.PullUpdate
7.1.1

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18086

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.36
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate
8.9665

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SaMon
4/13/2014

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11721

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaMon
14.0.0.4023

Malwarebytes
Adware.SaMon
v2014.04.13.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WesternWebApplications.F
14.4.13.9

Sophos
Generic PUA HC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.0C72B010
7.2.103

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SaMon
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
SearchDonkey
28194

File size:
2.7 MB (2,883,304 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):
49152:WV83ho42At1dF5YshtAZOBWTzUIdd34OwpnlrEi/03xI7eSBcFdS:J3hBRLjSscO1dllrEiM3xuVB2o

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:
7.9921

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.safemonitorapp.com/SafeMonitor/54701/.../Setup.exe

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