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skymonkasetup.exe

The application skymonkasetup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. It 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.specificdownload.com.
Version:
1.1.5.26

MD5:
4f1c73b92e0bcfa61eed7dc64cc5d120

SHA-1:
7bee4ac7dfcc956cdc65c62ae823988c908ee013

SHA-256:
06d58268913b3320dac28eaf3c633b37012ea5aa6baa7bf754d60c13aab0e599

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:04:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
14.03.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.137.242

avast!
Win32:Amonetize-N [PUP]
2014.9-140325

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3524

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2250
9.0.1.084

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.AI (variant)
8.9562

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Amonetize
3/25/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11496

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A
v2014.03.25.03

McAfee
Artemis!4F1C73B92E0B
5600.7180

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0318
7.2.84

File size:
323 KB (330,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.26

Original file name:
i.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/18/2014 2:36:00 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:cvbF79EcCFw4EGMnI2JJB7MwloteeE+LxsynUYRVq4nMZi05GYiDc8Tssxj3:cvbFhEHw4pMnI2Jz7Mg8brR44nMZi0An

Entry address:
0x27354

Entry point:
E8, BC, 95, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 18, 0B, C0, 75, 18, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, F7, F1, 8B, D3, EB, 41, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 18, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 14, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 10, 77, 08, 72, 07, 3B, 44, 24, 0C, 76, 01, 4E, 33, D2, 8B, C6, 5E, 5B, C2, 10, 00, 57, 8B, C6, 83, E0, 0F, 85, C0, 0F, 85, C1, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4220

Code size:
229.5 KB (235,008 bytes)

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

http://www.specificdownload.com/download.php?version=1.1.5.26&campid=2299&instid[appsetupurl]=&instid[appname]=DownloadSetup&instid[appimageurl]=http://.../dl.png&prefix=DownloadSetup&ti1=p191.dw3.0.download3.3184544bc15&ti2=4721335009

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