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Setup.exe

Statscom

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 Statscom has been detected as adware by 11 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 files4.safelink9.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Statscom  (signed and verified)

MD5:
37b83975e5796c5a4634216bddb364df

SHA-1:
fad492d3578813bdb6c8001515a77d79dda39db8

SHA-256:
cc4f69290dc1664515ba3b79a25ad792daa4ec89d1e8191a141623ec6c205d25

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
4/23/2024 10:46:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.180.204

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3291

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.2
9.0.1.0317

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin
8.10607

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-13-11_5

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAdmin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2014.11.13.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Statscom.CC
14.11.13.13

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.B577CD42
7.2.317

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
34170

File size:
737.4 KB (755,120 bytes)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Statscom

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/21/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/21/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Statscom, O=Statscom, 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:
168FC1E941808849273C2F629E69FF2D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2014 8:35:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:EAO9sAtikltX7DfTgpywXDletS6FawLJl4P8BLyYbcBGPhep:Ed3bLHM8OlQum4Pla2p

Entry address:
0x3341

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, F8, 24, 7A, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 00, 24, 7A, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, 00, 1C, 7A, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9381

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 3 URLs.

http://files4.safelink9.com/download/.../dl?bc=969091&pid=xertive&brand=uplayer.us.com&aid=PUTPUBIDHERE&s=xertive&country=US&cb=-736158550&zTmp=1

http://files5.safelink9.com/dl?bc=969091&aid=PUTPUBIDHERE

http://nym1.ib.adnxs.com/click?pXPe6KQO1z-lc97opA7XP6jGSzeJQeQ_pXPe6KQO1z-lc97opA7XP_EPQ3Bux4EAqM-qxek8qRnqbkdUAAAAAIlDOAAhCQAAIQkAAAIAAACLovcACe0HAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEANgCWgBFpQAAoq8AAgQAAQIAAJYAASvuIQAAAAA./cnd=!-AWsNgiXgtECEIvF3gcYidofIAQ./referrer=nym1.ib.adnxs.com/clickenc=http://.../dl?bc=969091&aid=PUTPUBIDHERE

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