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setup.exe

TEHSNABSTROY LLC

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 TEHSNABSTROY has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup 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:
TEHSNABSTROY LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.5.27

MD5:
58b06ab303fa189a01cab4719ffa2329

SHA-1:
ad8f8ded0996a2ed19695282ef4b003757393278

SHA-256:
1cced7a62887628b415e1dada3dc04963f83f6a949d6954f44f547b10f0e2b6b

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 6:03:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
904

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3383

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.14813

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
1.0.20.1135

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8012
9.0.1.0227

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
8.14.08.15.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BM potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-15-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
14.8.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.08.13.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!58B06AB303FA
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
15.0.0.681

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.08.15.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.c7d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TEHSNABSTROY.F
14.8.13.19

File size:
440.1 KB (450,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.27

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TEHSNABSTROY LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/18/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/19/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TEHSNABSTROY LLC, O=TEHSNABSTROY LLC, STREET="UL. NIKOLYAMSKAYA, 9", L=G. MOSKVA, S=G. MOSKVA, PostalCode=109240, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F4B1A67457808CFF0300CD93C4050F05

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/8/2014 8:14:44 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:MVFfnQdPbJWDkTB0qQAp7y71+h3Hj1189s/bIV1lmiAkFtIThyQOeThN8n8v8h5s:MVV0zJWDkTDw71+hJ32m23IN0nZ5Nzqb

Entry address:
0x10FBF

Entry point:
E8, E2, 56, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 3C, 4E, 3A, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F5, 2E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 3F, 2D, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, F3, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 3C, 4E, 3A...
 
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Entropy:
7.6149

Code size:
100.5 KB (102,912 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl-gate.net/?id=p191&sub=ar&name={filename}&nor=1&subid=10597554121

http://dl-gate.net/?id=p191&sub=ar&name=File.Download&nor=1&subid=8890570475

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