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Setup.exe

Western Web Applications, 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 Western Web Applications has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.safemonitorapp.com.
Publisher:
Western Web Applications, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cf83e95296eec00ec962b130046eb1c5

SHA-1:
c795564954863fc713c58fb439951b10d03c1385

SHA-256:
afca2d6cdd48c0404fb42efbaa41c19fd1fc1107658bfc6f67a51e07540f151f

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
5/7/2024 5:34:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.NVF
1027

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.PullUpdate
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:BHO-AMO [PUP]
2014.9-140413

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.NVF
1.0.20.515

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18100

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.36
9.0.1.0103

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.NVF
8.14.04.13.11

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate
8.9672

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.NVF
11.2014-13-04_1

G Data
Adware.Agent.NVF
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
Adware.SaMon
v2014.04.13.11

McAfee
Artemis!54718498086E
5600.7161

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.NVF
15.0.0.309

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Plugin.ctuood
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Adware.Agent.NVF
14.04.13.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WesternWebApplications.F
14.4.13.15

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.D6E51D90
7.2.103

VIPRE Antivirus
SearchDonkey
28214

File size:
3.6 MB (3,762,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Western Web Applications, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/23/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/24/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Western Web Applications, LLC", O="Western Web Applications, LLC", STREET=640 E Grand Ave, STREET=Suite 129, L=Carlsbad, S=CA, PostalCode=92008, C=US

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

Serial number:
2A1B337726D509D16C17362E2E625DE9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 5:41:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:U8XcYBxUM9Z4YOKrT3OQ5l/MyweqdllrEimMNd0Ox5g6:DzyYO4T+Q5xirlrE2dBx5p

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:
7.9947

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.

http://dl.safemonitorapp.com/SafeMonitor/20101/.../Setup.exe

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