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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 11 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:
74bc6bde3c095e2621dc46e07e1ae01b

SHA-1:
9eff8764b741b8c84c6c248a8200bbca57539701

SHA-256:
a2c7496a0b2dd2763440cbbffbf9365c45fb13e5335654554549c2fd7405982a

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/19/2024 1:55:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:BHO-AMO [PUP]
2014.9-140413

Bkav FE
W32.Clod483.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
18012

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.36
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExFriendAlert (variant)
8.9611

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Agent.HE
v2014.04.13.03

McAfee
Artemis!74BC6BDE3C09
5600.7161

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WesternWebApplications.F
14.4.13.15

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.E5111525
7.2.103

VIPRE Antivirus
SearchDonkey
27824

File size:
2.8 MB (2,943,672 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):
49152:7gwOs63e99a2vVfC67Dq6/LEVosx94OwpnlrEiF5wMtz3+r9a21u/zPGoYb4F:sXs6KTvNzXq6jOoSadllrEiLNtzgT1G7

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:
7.9929

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/1312/.../Setup.exe

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