setup.exe

Skunk Dog Media

The application setup.exe by Skunk Dog Media has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Tomorrow Software Installer installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadmanager106.com.
Publisher:
Safeguarded Swift System Installer  (signed by Skunk Dog Media)

Product:
Safeguarded Swift System Installer

Version:
60.6.6.1765

MD5:
1fada2cbc9096e8b9fe9bcc8baab8dde

SHA-1:
a16933076c6492daac9085c251d390e78aef0ada

SHA-256:
a5d0f6a95eeda15a49d55ffc19bcbb168d5cf2477091164af6087c6ee89904ff

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/22/2024 2:18:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware (M)
17.3.4.13

File size:
756.8 KB (774,936 bytes)

Product version:
60.6.6.1765

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/6/2015 5:53:40 AM

Valid to:
9/6/2016 2:17:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Skunk Dog Media, O=Skunk Dog Media, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
0090B94CB4414E99DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2014 10:00:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1EFBE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.9232

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
744 KB (761,856 bytes)

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

http://files4.downloadmanager106.com/download/.../dl?bc=1194693&pid=adknowledge&brand=adknowledge.com&aid=adk&s=Informer_Fwint_Desc200x200usdisplay&c=informer_fwint&country=IN&osName=Windows&osVersion=7&browserName=Firefox&browserVersion=8&cb=215456427&filename=Setup.exe&productKey=choid2xkw7ks42jbifnym5rypvcv7zpo&zTmp=1&executable=1188405

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