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setup.exe

INSTALLIUM LTD.

The application setup.exe by INSTALLIUM has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from d3.blupak.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Installer  (signed by INSTALLIUM LTD.)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.48.0.0

MD5:
378ae81224c123b164cb304b8e24bc3d

SHA-1:
bc445adcfa43ed84c4dc2a725b7a7f8da8315df4

SHA-256:
b5405949d17cae73eaa230aca8bd60bdd492553539e7fe0d7199df23c696df8f

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.

Analysis date:
5/19/2024 7:28:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.INSTALLI.Installer (M)
16.6.16.10

File size:
407.6 KB (417,432 bytes)

Product version:
1.48.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALLIUM LTD.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/29/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/30/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALLIUM LTD., OU=Installium, O=INSTALLIUM LTD., STREET=1 Habarzel St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=69710, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00CDD46FE6F7D80572CF50121EC9F02E1D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/19/2015 8:58:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pnDD9OqE4tqfqqzdLfqHSOGrqRRoNJ1AqpqYEDdiUGqI:5DD994zBfA/z/oNJ1AfWqI

Entry address:
0x118D50

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 4C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, F3, 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:
7.8930

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
328 KB (335,872 bytes)

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

http://d3.blupak.com/.../?p=ZXh0c3lzPTEmYWZmaWQ9Mjk3MTkyJmNpZD0xMDAmY3I9MTAwJmxvYz1lbiZhZmZpbGlhdGVyZWZlcmVuY2VpZD1sYXgxQ1BQTDE0YUI5OHVSTVJBQ0dQZmxocGpXelBtN0F5SU9OekF1TVRnd0xqRXdOaTR4T1RZb0FURFY4X1NsQlEuLiZjYW1waWQ9MjgyNDU2

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

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