setup__2738_il4190458.exe

Installer

Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) 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__2738_il4190458.exe by Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) has been detected as adware by 7 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.
Publisher:
Amonetizé Ltd  (signed by Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd.)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.1.5.98

MD5:
45fb18cf50386bed09dc9b913310103d

SHA-1:
62989f54a28c08fa54319ec3704d33d7f08a8bc9

SHA-256:
332d476b69478ed05bde9e4ee987e990136be171892ea85b277b35ea8b2e4cd5

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 5:58:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.123.168

Bkav FE
W32.Clodbbc.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1575
9.0.1.0359

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize (variant)
7.9254

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2013.12.25.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ShetefSolutionsConsulting1998.V
14.8.8.3

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1011
7.2.359

File size:
187.1 KB (191,616 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.12

Copyright:
(c) Amonetizé Ltd, 2012,2013. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\setup__2738_il4190458.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/23/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., O=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., L=Rannana, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7C23DBB97FAFBB9D28D413F836202024

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/11/2013 11:42:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:D0pC7FP2j91orwTBMVpA/8V3efAUfZVh8R/SAnktDzuCVdpSsfaCdBUXd:D6pjvR4i8s572sdpS8T2d

Entry address:
0x76100

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, FB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8205  (probably packed)

Code size:
168 KB (172,032 bytes)

The file setup__2738_il4190458.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://download.aminst.net/.../get.php?q=CBGB2013HDRipx264AC3UNiQUE.mkv.flv&ti1=500000&ti2=0&ti3=2013-10-15T01:01:23.416348 00:00&__cookie=__atuvc=1|42; guard=1

http://download.aminst.net/.../get.php?q=Young.Detective.Dee.Rise.of.the.Sea.2013.DVDSCR.x264.AAC-JYK.flv.flv&ti1=500000&ti2=0&ti3=2013-10-13T00:25:13.520935 00:00

http://download.aminst.net/.../get.php?q=Clinical Respiratory Medicine, Third Edition&source=500&campaign=2789&ti3=

Latest 30 of 54 download URLs

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)

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