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 20 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:
c4fdd5910a93107078fd7a2cabd207c2

SHA-1:
c401d218146de7b7df86df9348c92e8481267f7f

SHA-256:
46e41177f5a01b97e2e8235ad545d8beef6a47d0a397c3f3c59ff2640b382926

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/26/2024 9:19:21 AM 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
4.0.3.14814

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

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8012
9.0.1.05190

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

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BM (variant)
8.10252

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
14.0.0.3409

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.08.14.04

McAfee
Artemis!C4FDD5910A93
5600.7039

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

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.B
14.08.14.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.c7d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TEHSNABSTROY.F
14.8.14.4

File size:
439.6 KB (450,120 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
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):
12288:AVV0zJWDkTvuM5ZxIIOlJuM5q35e5ZfsJ:ewT3NIlJyI5yJ

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:
7.6146

Code size:
100.5 KB (102,912 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 13 URLs.

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