setup.exe

Parallel Lines Development, 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 Parallel Lines Development has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from d.webshieldonline.com.
Publisher:
Parallel Lines Development, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c5d7775fa73b339914622eefc0e8cd3a

SHA-1:
ba1d2cf3f060ca5e948ecb3b7a96f3a2cb7cf54d

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/27/2024 3:59:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.PullUpdate
7.1.1

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3449

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18181

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.128
9.0.1.0159

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate
8.9732

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InternetUpdater.A
v2014.06.08.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.fb2
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ParallelLinesDevelopment.F
14.8.8.0

File size:
2.8 MB (2,933,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/5/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/6/2014 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Parallel Lines Development, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Parallel Lines Development, LLC", L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

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:
064A26D7B85E090E11BEBC6B460594A8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/7/2009 3:11:59 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Zolyslu9chjCV+qh1wEYFRRM0G+7yaPjV4OwpnlrEi0leGlYyMu9AqF:ZizjCYcaEZ0HLidllrEi0lCW

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:
7.9567

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.

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