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setupnow.exe

OpenDownloaderManagerHelper

Hudson Exchange Group, LLC

The application setupnow.exe, “Open Downloader Manager” by Hudson Exchange Group has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from appdownloading.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DisplayTime Software  (signed by Hudson Exchange Group, LLC)

Product:
OpenDownloaderManagerHelper

Description:
Open Downloader Manager

Version:
1.0.3.15

MD5:
b410c04e3fb4e51909393475f76dbe28

SHA-1:
7552c4ca0f0548bfa37846fd77278e9dabc57596

SHA-256:
496bb01e5cfbd4ec32ab791794e2367e2e89dd9bede79d666fd7a3b2798384f7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 6:55:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.HudsonEx.Installer (M)
16.5.29.5

File size:
124.3 KB (127,272 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3.15

Copyright:
Copyright DisplayTime Software© 2016

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Hudson Exchange Group, LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/10/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/31/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Hudson Exchange Group, LLC", O="Hudson Exchange Group, LLC", L=Woodcliff Lake, S=New Jersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5B78F4208F4D587B6FA9A6AF8EC8FD12

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/1/2016 8:20:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:lJ2S2L6KbqDCwcrKrB18BXsUl2IVxnCw+lsX3XO:l8LxBfKrPerC7sH+

Entry address:
0x312A

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C7, 44, 24, 14, 68, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, 66, 3D, 06, 00, 74, 11, 53, E8, EF, 2D, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, BE, 80, 72, 40, 00, 56, E8, 6B, 2D, 00, 00, 56, FF, 15, 08, 71, 40, 00, 8D, 74, 06, 01, 38, 1E, 75, EB, 6A, 0D, E8, C3, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, BC, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 24, EC, 42, 00, FF, 15, 38, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 6C...
 
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Entropy:
7.3290

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file setupnow.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

https://appdownloading.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appdownloading.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://secureopensoftware.com/startdle.php

https://appdownloading.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://secureopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

http://downloadmanager.azurewebsites.net/setup.php

https://opendownloadmanager.com/idownload.php

https://appdownloading.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://opendownloadmanager.com/ssetup.php

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