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setup.exe

Amonetize ltd.

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 Amonetize ltd has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Amonetize Downloader 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:
Amonetize ltd.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.1.72

MD5:
dbf79e8862f571db4e50dd8b349944c0

SHA-1:
c894822ea48ae12420febf3da460326cc2f41538

SHA-256:
f817a3163a04db22ff1616b7208abf2769e6b8125f9ae3af7d01d2722f71985a

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup file is a re-distribution of the original program that bundles various adware offers during installation including toolbars and browser search extensions.

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:
4/25/2024 12:44:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
14.04.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.143.0

avast!
Win32:Amonetize-AK [PUP]
2014.9-140412

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2467
9.0.1.0102

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.AJ (variant)
8.9669

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.4025

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A
v2014.04.12.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Amonetizeltd.F
14.8.7.20

Sophos
Amonetize
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Amonetize
28196

File size:
349.4 KB (357,736 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.1.72

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Amonetize ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/28/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/29/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Amonetize ltd., OU=Amonetize ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Israel, C=IL

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:
72A9E57303DC103CAE5E2F5A83513E22

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/12/2014 9:30:17 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Cs8/Kv5smniu4SBhXGKcwTBeUONgsCeW6UpsYj4YhzdeRA3DdLscBZZR26:Cs8/KviCiu4WhXGKcw9eUxDzj4UzdeuD

Entry address:
0x299F1

Entry point:
E8, D6, 97, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 18, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 14, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 10, 77, 08, 72, 07, 3B, 44, 24, 0C, 76, 01, 4E, 33, D2, 8B, C6, 5E, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 57, 8B, C6, 83, E0, 0F, 85, C0, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
6.4789

Code size:
244.5 KB (250,368 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://ams1.ib.adnxs.com/click?wYwpWOMs_j_BjClY4yz-PwAAAAAAAPg_wYwpWOMs_j_BjClY4yz-PwChP52PCiQBbqN3O55lwhP03AxTAAAAAGawHwB2AgAAdgIAAAIAAABopLwA1ioFAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gBG0AAAlrkAAgQCAQIAAIoAkySMfAAAAAA./cnd=!xwYjPgiLybgBEOjI8gUY1tUUIAM./referrer=http://cdn.sharedaddomain.com/slider_anchored_300x250_284.htm?cat=291,298&clientId=72c92dd3-e8a4-4b12-a0f3-6983a2e3b410&l=http://www.tracegps.com/fr/parcours/circuit8573.htm&r=https://www.google.fr/&kw=Plan d'Estérel - Mont Vinaigre,83600,Les Adrets d'Estérel,IGN 3544ET,rando,fichier gpx,trace gps,télécharger,téléchargement,echange,circuit,tracé,trace/clickenc=http://.../direct-download.html?version=1.1.1.72&ci=5221&capp=FlashPlayer&ti1=ams1CO7G3tvjs5nhExACGIDC_un50YKSASIOODQu

http://ams1.ib.adnxs.com/click?bJOKxtrfyT9sk4rG2t_JP_yp8dJNYuw_bJOKxtrfyT9sk4rG2t_JPy5qrgCVLetwasQkSIGHfnRbMQpTAAAAAFc-IQB2AgAAdgIAAAIAAADnSLcAATUFAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACADuAFn3wAAZNcAAgQCAQIAAIoA9yrPlgAAAAA./cnd=!-gW0NgiZgLIBEOeR3QUYgeoUIAQ./referrer=http://ads1.qadabra.com/t?iframe=true&size=800x440&id=64eb4e24-df14-4538-bd8c-bc1e0b943f94/clickenc=http://.../direct-download.html?version=1.1.1.72&ci=5561&capp=FlashPlayer&ti1=ams1COqIk8GU8KG_dBACGK7UuYXQssv1cCINNzguMTgzLjY5LjE1NCgBMNviqJgF&ti2=2178647&ti3=${APN}

http://ams1.ib.adnxs.com/click?sP7PYb681z-w_s9hvrzXPwAAAAAAAPg_sP7PYb681z-w_s9hvrzXP0uVjEbO0dNUawifvIqney1TrQ1TAAAAAGawHwB2AgAAdgIAAAIAAABopLwA1ioFAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gBG0AAAy8IAAgQCAQIAAIoAmyuESgAAAAA./cnd=!0wYdPwjdg7gBEOjI8gUY1tUUIAM./referrer=http://cdn.sharedaddomain.com/slider_anchored_300x250_284.htm?cat=101,107,298&clientId=undefined&l=http://www.trombi.com/profile/visitors&r=http://www.trombi.com/j/ViewController?action=contactlist&persid=5555046&visitreferer=12&crc=12993371&kw=Trombi.com,retrouveur d'amis,retrouveur d'amis,recherche,réunions d'anciens élèves,amis,camarades de/clickenc=http://.../direct-download.html?version=1.1.1.72&ci=5221&capp=FlashPlayer&ti1=ams1COuQ_OSr8em9LRACGMuqsrTkufTpVCILOTMuMi4yMzQuMzgoATDT2raYBQ..&ti2=2076774&ti3

http://ams1.ib.adnxs.com/click?MvPkmgKZ2z-sXD1haPnUP1pkO99Pjec_rFw9YWj51D808-SaApnbPzsq7Z4GVKFH86VftncYKRxw4glTAAAAAGnGHABSBQAAdgIAAAIAAABspLwA5rgEAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEANQBPABQHwAAuM4AAgUCAQIAAIoAISigBQAAAAA./cnd=!IwcSQgj7iLkBEOzI8gUY5vESIAE./referrer=http://cdn.chatytvgratis.me/ads/468-60-2.html/clickenc=http://.../direct-download.html?version=1.1.1.72&ci=5221&capp=FlashPlayer&ti1=ams1CPPL_rL7jsaUHBACGLvUtPfpgNXQRyIOODguMTY0LjI0MS4yMzEoATDwxKeYBQ..&ti2=1885801&ti3=${APN}

http://clickeu.datropy.com/st?cipid=167020&ttype=1&crid=999668&dast=Ym89MSZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9MTA0NiZzbz0xJmNpY21wPTY3MzA4JnB1YmlkPTE3MDAmY2lwaWQ9MTY3MDIwJmNpc2lkPTUxM0VCMDg2ODcxOTY3NzcxMjI2MDY5MDE3JmNpcmlkPTUxM0VCMDg2ODcxOTY3NzgxMTk4MDk3MzMzJmNpdWlkPS00MTg1ODc5ODY1NjI1NTgzMjUzJmNyaWQ9OTk5NjY4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJm1tdD0tMSZjbnRyeT03Mw==&cmcv=${CMCV}&tgtf=http://.../direct-download.html?version=1.1.1.72&ci=5221&capp=FlashPlayer&ti1=fra1CKOkrumZi9b9cxACGMGntr_RiuXuJCIOODguMTM5LjE0Ny4xMjcoATDJk9aYBQ..&ti2=2324990&ti3=${APN}

http://ams1.ib.adnxs.com/click?mpmZmZmZ8T-amZmZmZnxP0jhehSuR_c_mpmZmZmZ8T-amZmZmZnxPyT6WIw61ARzmpb-kyImLlprZhhTAAAAAGawHwB2AgAAdgIAAAIAAABopLwA1ioFAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gBG0AAAtMAAAgQCAQIAAIoAZirg8QAAAAA./cnd=!0wYdPwjdg7gBEOjI8gUY1tUUIAM./referrer=http://cdn.sharedaddomain.com/slider_anchored_300x250_284.htm?cat=234&clientId=9b9d8bdb-94bc-43cf-b28a-3faaf07de03f&l=http://www.canon.fr/youconnect_newsletter/&r=http://www.canon-europe.com/For_home/youconnect_countries.aspx&kw=You Connect,newsletter,actualités,tutoriels de photographie,Canon,Cannon/clickenc=http://.../direct-download.html?version=1.1.1.72&ci=5221&capp=FlashPlayer&ti1=ams1CJqt-p-pxImXWhACGKT04-Koh7WCcyILODEuNjUuMjIuNTMoATDrzOGYBQ..&ti2=2076774&ti3=${APN}

http://ams1.ib.adnxs.com/click?lfJaCd3l9D-V8loJ3eX0PwAAAAAAAPg_lfJaCd3l9D-V8loJ3eX0P7wNVxgZN040TffB4KXICzi7RxBTAAAAAGawHwB2AgAAdgIAAAIAAABopLwA1ioFAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gBG0AAArjsAAgQCAQIAAIoAQCdExQAAAAA./cnd=!xwYjPgiLybgBEOjI8gUY1tUUIAM./referrer=http://cdn.sharedaddomain.com/slider_anchored_300x250_284.htm?cat=52&clientId=71c730f6-d956-4c92-9303-743ccf2c0e66&l=http://www.laforet-montpellier.com/louer-immobilier.html&r=http://www.laforet-montpellier.com//clickenc=http://.../direct-download.html?version=1.1.1.72&ci=5221&capp=FlashPlayer&ti1=ams1CM3uh4belPKFOBACGLyb3MKR442nNCIMNzguMjQ5LjUwLjI5KAEwu4_BmAU.&ti2=2076774&ti3=${APN}

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