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Setup.exe

Sanflex

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The file Setup.exe by Sanflex has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser. The file has been seen being downloaded from freempr8.gettingsoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Sanflex  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f7b960c0b8350cd9ca449378b02501f9

SHA-1:
ddaadcd0e479bad5bc8bf3263de6a73a3d477230

SHA-256:
8a80ed408abffaccbb2785ef49a8f3dc6e324ec9058c51c740bd1bb89c5ea6bb

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/26/2024 1:28:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2014.11.04

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3301

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downloadadmin
0.98/19574

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2014.11.03.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Bundler
15.5.3.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
34232

File size:
822.4 KB (842,136 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sanflex

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/21/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/21/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Sanflex, O=Sanflex, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

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:
42D7699269B5BB95341F5DA022F6E57D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 12:29:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sxpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8ST:Ap9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg5T

Entry address:
0x3345

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4901

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://freempr8.gettingsoft.com/.../download?p=ADCASH&trckid=15005086331414748870

http://freempr9.gettingsoft.com/.../download?p=ADCASH&trckid=20989653841414692610

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