setupnow.exe

Your Updater

DisplayTime Software

The application setupnow.exe by DisplayTime Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from appdownloading.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DisplayTime Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Your Updater

Version:
2.2.0.0

MD5:
95ff041682f8a9cb4a741357dd76967f

SHA-1:
b2ffc2673d60282e38dbe6af873ef80f9ff4aaf2

SHA-256:
ab726092e42ab8454bcedde837ed2d7d5725e626a9f68b3f68ef27d81175fe7b

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

Analysis date:
5/5/2024 10:31:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.OpenSUpdater.B application
10.7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.RiskWare.Avdetector
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DisplayTimeSoftware.Installer (M)
16.1.7.4

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF [F]
23.00.65.16105

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Solimba.Win32.9624
2.0.0.2548

File size:
238.5 KB (244,224 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright 2015

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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/17/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DisplayTime Software, O=DisplayTime Software, STREET=28 Old Rudnick LN, L=Dover, S=DE, PostalCode=19901, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7A37A59103ADB39A13DB8D76AB62BA4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/27/2015 5:38:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:YBngRDl7IHMVXI6Fg+aicfSXdd8pv7K+K5WaA:z57IsVXv2+a88Y+6WaA

Entry address:
0x324F

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 14, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B8, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 66, 3D, 06, 00, 74, 11, 53, E8, FC, 2D, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 68, E0, 91, 40, 00, E8, 7D, 2D, 00, 00, 68, D8, 91, 40, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, 68, CC, 91, 40, 00, E8, 69, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0D, E8, CC, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, C5, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.6020

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

Startup File (User Run Once)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Name:
YUDownloader

Command:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setupnow.exe \continue=yes


The file setupnow.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 46 URLs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Latest 30 of 46 download URLs

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