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setup{a63f241e-fc26-4bbd-8606-400e89a8e205}.exe

Creative Island Media, LLC

The software will display additional offers (such as adware) during installation including a browser toolbar/extension as well as advertising injection software (part of the Injekt brand). The application setup{a63f241e-fc26-4bbd-8606-400e89a8e205}.exe by Creative Island Media has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. While running, it connects to the Internet address update.betterxperience.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
UpdaterResponse  (signed by Creative Island Media, LLC)

Product:
UpdaterResponse

Version:
3, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
73495b84dc2e2a5b17fc5c50bb163ecc

SHA-1:
c39c2a71dabfd724377a716904f5d98a4146cb07

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 8:10:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.166
9.0.1.090

G Data
Win32.Application.TubeDimmer
14.3.24

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CreativeIslandMedia.l
14.8.7.20

Sophos
Search Donkey
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0324
7.2.90

VIPRE Antivirus
SearchDonkey
27768

File size:
1 MB (1,083,768 bytes)

Product version:
3, 0, 0, 1

Original file name:
response.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\setup{a63f241e-fc26-4bbd-8606-400e89a8e205}.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Creative Island Media, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/21/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/22/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Creative Island Media, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Creative Island Media, LLC", L=San Diego, 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:
68F23F4D2767F6491DEA9186F2E5CB89

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/22/2014 3:02:44 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:qk6HNoNgFfQ5JZ10/99I7i5tNYPuHU0QaORcOI6pvoOd:sRQ5Je9GGNYe3QaORcOI6pvoOd

Entry address:
0x9BC21

Entry point:
E8, 0A, 18, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 84, 4F, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, B0, F0, 4E, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 84, 4F, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7...
 
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Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.betterxperience.com  (54.218.62.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to d.pullupdate.com  (54.230.15.37:80)

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