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setup.exe

OUTBROWSE

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application setup.exe by OUTBROWSE has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. The file has been seen being downloaded from xads.zedo.com.
Publisher:
OUTBROWSE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b3689f95351e1078e30a297b4a29761d

SHA-1:
e409764af6b365adba99f885806b4a2a00c76ada

SHA-256:
b73c86971a6fecc22d9b5875a31ceae373e195872aeb80946fc7cc24e52c7434

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
4/23/2024 5:22:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2015.05.30

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.lwasp
8.3.1.6

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
150525-2

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3094

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.P potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.OutBrowse
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16076

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.05.30.01

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.cthmwf
0.30.24.1636

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.991856
15.05.29.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse.Bundler
15.5.30.1

Sophos
PUA 'OutBrowse Revenyou'
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.EKIKMED
37.1.62.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

File size:
968.6 KB (991,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OUTBROWSE

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/7/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OUTBROWSE, O=OUTBROWSE, STREET=Bialik Number: 143, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=5252337, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A5F03C3A375C11FD6C1C160EE8BFF923

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VjtbtfFcicu9/AGdSHlXEYprdDJ5Qk7I/Oylc8Cnrzu:F79Iu9/9dSHlXECrBJ5r7Ibl7or

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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Entropy:
7.9252

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://xads.zedo.com/ads2/c?a=1893179;x=2317;g=171;c=2019000471,2019000471;i=0;n=2019;s=407;1=8;2=1;tg=1398609023;vr=3;m=632;w=1;os=3;ct=1;p=6;h=2360602;f=2443892;b=10;u=j3tCxNprSHyGRor8MufbiA**~040614;z=0.299356864765718;ainfo=;k=http://network.adsmarket.com/.../jWJsmWecqZiIaGqVX8p6w4iQa5dgon6aiGKYlmOhfJyJkGqVYpx_lbdpcpZinns?dp=1893179&dp2=171&dp3=2019000471&dp4=407

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