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setup__120.exe

Installer

WhiteSmoke Inc

The application setup__120.exe by WhiteSmoke Inc has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.

File name:

setup__120.exe

Publisher:

Amonetize ltd. (signed by WhiteSmoke Inc)

Product:

Installer

Version:

1.1.5.40

MD5:

2bf9bcdaa78ac2ca538738e572bddccc

SHA-1:

95cbfccacf731b80058b281d6dd4ee85a0a0044a

SHA-256:

3a59ec965f2fd5cb27049b44f83b1db83419a38e6a3b051e8d2864ed19aec556

Scanner detections:

25 / 68

Status:

Adware

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 1:24:35 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.14

449

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Amonetize

2015.08.18

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen2

8.3.1.6

Arcabit

Trojan.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.14

1.0.0.425

avast!

Win32:Amonetize-KM [PUP]

2014.9-151112

AVG

Generic

2016.0.2927

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.14

1.0.20.1580

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.7062

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1238

9.0.1.0316

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Adware.Generic.583672

8.15.11.12.11

ESET NOD32

Win32/Amonetize.H potentially unwanted (variant)

9.12109

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Amonetize

11/12/2015

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2015-12-11_5

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.14

15.11.25

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Adware.Gen2

t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.173.9980

Kaspersky

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

14.0.0.1130

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Amonetize.AS

v2015.11.12.11

McAfee

Artemis!2BF9BCDAA78A

5600.6583

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.14

16.0.0.948

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctdrso

0.30.24.3079

Reason Heuristics

PUP.WhiteSmoke.Amonetize.Installer (M)

15.11.12.23

Sophos

Amonetize (PUA)

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0609

7.2.316

VIPRE Antivirus

Amonetize

42980

File size:

154.8 KB (158,560 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.5.40

Original file name:

Installer.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\rkill_036\setup__120.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

WhiteSmoke Inc

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/28/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/7/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=WhiteSmoke Inc, OU=R&D, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WhiteSmoke Inc, L=New York, S=New York, 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:

64048D72F9FFEF12A43FC4F4CEA580E3

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/1/2013 9:57:38 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:edfKjPQb/I2lXIj3xGkiJPQWE2PuJn7TQWyyU8PJQZNNMpL+zvBa9u:eNKjPyXyjBGkiaWRGmyUe4NMpLSuu

Entry address:

0x5FEF0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, F0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, FC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B... 
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Entropy:

7.8011

Packer / compiler:

UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:

136 KB (139,264 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.softologic.com (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to www.ibbalance.com (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to stats-182385724-1591972470.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com (54.221.252.69:80)

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