setup.exe

VisualBee

Visual Software Systems LTD

The application setup.exe by Visual Software Systems has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.visualbee.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Visual Software Systems LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
VisualBee

Version:
V25.3.0

MD5:
859ecae8008e24820386c76bb89db2cb

SHA-1:
bc3910e202fba19d5c8e7fc312e20fc920775999

SHA-256:
25504ad5ee1a5400b2db770a77bd298965c046c67e35e2685f3ff840f832567e

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:59:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Solimba.Gen
7.11.120.118

Bkav FE
W32.Clod187.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1326
9.0.1.0135

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownWare
8.9189

Malwarebytes
MSIL.Solimba
v2014.05.15.08

McAfee
Artemis!859ECAE8008E
5600.7130

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.F
14.5.15.8

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14513

Sophos
Solimba Installer
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1113
7.2.135

File size:
521.1 KB (533,560 bytes)

Product version:
V25.3.0

Copyright:
VisualBee.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/18/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/18/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Visual Software Systems LTD, O=Visual Software Systems LTD, L=Tel Aviv - Yafo, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4151E7647C88F6CE43FD79FAAA1350F0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aGqx9qhwv7ZjGiCcgcA0/hU48DcGgm7v+r0ggYxK4brGY9Z:LmqC5GFoU48YI4gYew

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

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