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setup.exe

Amonetize ltd.

This is the Amonetize download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application setup.exe by Amonetize ltd has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Amonetize Downloader installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
Publisher:
Amonetize ltd.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.5.26

MD5:
972332531864238118b6471ca485e0ac

SHA-1:
9b372e1ebc7da802810340bce9375dbfc3ba08e8

SHA-256:
02020c580909c9cb2559824691e31ecdf4636a2778398c37f9cf2bf6885ba5dd

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup file is a re-distribution of the original program that bundles various adware offers during installation including toolbars and browser search extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 12:08:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11241702
1010

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
14.04.24

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.145.26

avast!
Win32:Amonetize-AX [PUP]
2014.9-140430

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.14430

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11241702
1.0.20.600

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11241702
8.14.04.30.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.AJ (variant)
8.9715

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11241702
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.177.11922

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A
v2014.04.30.09

McAfee
Artemis!D5F74C41F572
5600.7144

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11241702
15.0.0.360

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11241702
14.04.29.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Amonetizeltd.F
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adware!6.17D8
23.00.65.14422

Sophos
Amonetize
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0424
7.2.114

VIPRE Antivirus
Amonetize
28564

File size:
349.4 KB (357,736 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.26

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Amonetize ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/28/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/29/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Amonetize ltd., OU=Amonetize ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Israel, C=IL

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:
72A9E57303DC103CAE5E2F5A83513E22

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/24/2014 5:00:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:EcqZUiETXuAzuUEgXeqhByUJQGpNeiyQneHYP+d7XkrOM2dIySf1L9v2W5+XbzK:EcqZUiE7uApEgXeqryUXrlPkDkrgIf35

Entry address:
0x29AE1

Entry point:
E8, 97, 9F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 18, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 14, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 10, 77, 08, 72, 07, 3B, 44, 24, 0C, 76, 01, 4E, 33, D2, 8B, C6, 5E, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 57, 8B, C6, 83, E0, 0F, 85, C0, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
6.4815

Code size:
244.5 KB (250,368 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://letshare.us/download.php?aff=8569&name=gotclip&file=Fifa 14 Origin

http://www.loadvids.net/.../73190

http://dl-gate.net/?id=t9ef&nor=1

http://dl-gate.net/?id=p7d0&name=BitMaster&nor=1

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