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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 12 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.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

Amonetize ltd. (signed and verified)

Version:

1.1.5.98

MD5:

4a51000a670a67595b1500697eb1d65f

SHA-1:

e16e322718f1b8e24aa6019705af6128357b2a97

SHA-256:

763ecbdeb7e4371abf9df837dd0cf3c76f2dad999352a146722be093dc208729

Scanner detections:

12 / 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 12:53:01 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Amonetiz

14.04.09

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen2

7.11.142.58

avast!

Win32:Amonetize-AK [PUP]

2014.9-140409

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2467

9.0.1.099

ESET NOD32

Win32/Amonetize.AJ (variant)

8.9657

Kaspersky

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

14.0.0.4041

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A

v2014.04.09.07

McAfee

Artemis!4A51000A670A

5600.7165

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

28168

File size:

350.4 KB (358,760 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.5.98

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:

4/9/2014 11:28:04 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:KriMwhZSBm8+YeYL3iIgBKbLeHXKeuHHBWd68QejhWoKL0MBZI:KriMwfSBR+YnL3iIIKbh8dbQejhMB+

Entry address:

0x29EB1

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:

6.4769

Code size:

245.5 KB (251,392 bytes)

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

http://www.otherdownload.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.98&campid=3515&instid[appname]=Hardware – Versao Revisada e Atualizada 2013 Pdf_Downloader&instid[appsetupurl]=http://download.aminst.net/d1/Prompt_Downloader_setup.exe&instid[cmdline]=/S&instid[appimageurl]=http://download.aminst.net/d1/logo150x150.png&prefix=Hardware – Versao Revisada e Atualizada 2013 Pdf&instid[thankyoupage]=http://download.aminst.net/.../thank_you.php?ti1=700000&ti2=0&ti3=2013-09-15T15:04:37.124685 00:00&parameter=Hardware – Versao Revisada e Atualizada 2013 Pdf&instid[interrupted]=http://download.aminst.net/.../interrupted.php?ti1=700000&ti2=0&ti3=2013-09-15T15:04:37.124685 00:00&parameter=Hardware – Versao Revisada e Atualizada 2013 Pdf&t

http://www.amoninst.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.98&campid=3061&instid[appname]=Setup&instid[appsetupurl]=http://199.91.152.26/v209i3gg79hg/l5pme7bwdvoah89/Setup_2.exe&instid[cmdline]=&instid[appimageurl]=http://www.focus.ly/wp-content/.../setup.gif&prefix=Setup&instid[thankyoupage]=

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