setup.exe

GenTechnologies Apps, 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 GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8be841288f6f559c2d1b2872279dd2df

SHA-1:
d420bafcc29c02582dd1e3c57df7aed60195db59

SHA-256:
9e6f6dd1264dae3e957b972b13425c01e9d95ea6f4d0806436528e5e54c31fde

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
5/10/2024 9:35:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.PullUpdate
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Adware-BUW [PUP]
2014.9-150807

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19391

Dr.Web
Adware.Yontoo.66, Adware.Plugin.128
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
multiple threats
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SaMon
5/9/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.8.7.2

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaMon
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13230

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaMon
14.0.0.2067

Malwarebytes
Adware.MovieMode
v2015.05.09.12

McAfee
Artemis!3AD4C20724EC
5600.6770

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.PullUpdate.cymjwd
0.28.2.61942

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.988
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.SaMon.g5 (Not a Virus)
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.Installer
15.5.9.12

Sophos
PUA 'Pull Update'
5.14

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0323
7.2.129

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SaMon
3.12.24.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SaMon.Win32.60
2.0.0.1908

File size:
3.1 MB (3,293,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/30/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", O="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", STREET=640 Grand Avenue, STREET=Suite E, L=Carlsbad, S=California, PostalCode=92008, C=US

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

Serial number:
06D4A5EDA561071FC293924D6DFC6300

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 11:41:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:7g3hBREVRWHIm3EqGdllrEijx73ZkJH96:k3hPeRNm3EPrlrEcx73ZId6

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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