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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 sim.exe__3516_i1388726149_il922159.exe by Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) has been detected as adware by 22 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:
Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.8.22

MD5:
17a3288526ac60528fc8259e83a02fc8

SHA-1:
9437f6c93dd8d4f37e9a80cac2ab3b730cd511fa

SHA-256:
99d494cd3afedb0ea11acd8b3cfc0ba19e8ddf1b56abc9f4ed72315eccea5619

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:36:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161610
829

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Amonetize
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetize
2014.10.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen4
7.11.181.246

avast!
Win32:Amonetize-FM [PUP]
2014.9-141029

AVG
Ukra
2015.0.3307

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.141029

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161610
1.0.20.1505

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8876
9.0.1.0301

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161610
8.14.10.28.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BW (variant)
8.10635

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Amonetize
10/29/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-6c30e7fe
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161610
11.2014-28-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.161610
14.10.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.3028

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.10.28.09

McAfee
Artemis!17A3288526AC
5600.6963

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.161218
15.0.0.903

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dhaxhs
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ShetefSolutionsConsulting1998.EE
14.10.28.21

Sophos
Generic PUA JE
4.98

File size:
454.1 KB (464,976 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.8.22

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\sim.exe__3516_i1388726149_il922159.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd.

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/13/2014 2:02:37 AM

Valid to:
10/13/2015 2:02:37 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B1B72BCEFC0E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/20/2014 7:33:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/Ic0x8bs/GQY5quuE/NDhfg9aJv6jE0BbWrVw:/IvKbhR/N9YkvdrVw

Entry address:
0x11DE8

Entry point:
E8, 49, 6A, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 94, 1E, 3B, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 5C, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, A6, 4C, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, F9, F5, FF, FF, 59, 59, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 75, 01, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 94, 1E, 3B, 00, FF, 15, 14, A1, 3A, 00, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 94, 1E, 3B, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 12, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 5C, 4C, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, AF, F5, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3...
 
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Entropy:
7.4118

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

The file sim.exe__3516_i1388726149_il922159.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.verticdn.com/.../get.php?q=SIM.exe&ti1=1585000&ti2=0&ti3=2014-10-29T00:33:17.033110 00:00

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