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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 10 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:
1.1.6.19

MD5:
3fb52d7ce0a8d141491a9ee244677c7b

SHA-1:
caa7cd1a844f6a1f1c64ee690fd39b1aabc829ec

SHA-256:
e9638e53ad552f4ed115c5abb59f8ef7d1f8d4408a251d5dcdba96bb11098f77

Scanner detections:
10 / 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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 1:11:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
14.04.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.143.18

avast!
Win32:Amonetize-AK [PUP]
2014.9-140413

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2467
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.AJ (variant)
8.9670

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.4024

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A
v2014.04.13.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Amonetizeltd.F
14.8.7.20

Sophos
Amonetize
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Amonetize
28212

File size:
348.9 KB (357,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.6.19

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:
4/13/2014 2:45:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gHgvIuSBN3pdimqsBf0xDu0ZHFeWWPkYS7s4K9e35XLUsBZoOVyGX:gHgvIvBNZdimqEf097ZV7RK9e35FBlx

Entry address:
0x29951

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:
6.4852

Code size:
244 KB (249,856 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.extractdownload.com/download.php?version=1.1.6.19&campid=2299&instid[appsetupurl]=&instid[appname]=BitMaster&instid[appimageurl]=http://.../dl.png&prefix=BitMaster&ti1=p7d0.4en.0.1.310e8b97c21&ti2=

http://dl-gate.net/?id=p191&sub=ar&name=File.Download&nor=1&subid=4566611821

http://dl-gate.net/?id=p191&sub=ar&name=File.Download&nor=1&subid=4540642530

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