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dirEct downloAD gtt

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The file softwaredownload.dat by dirEct downloAD gtt has been detected as adware 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer.
Publisher:
VHRJX  (signed by dirEct downloAD gtt)

Product:
VHRJX

Version:
3934.151124.1280.5343

MD5:
627b08f332c9d8e1d58da0b4b9470d9c

SHA-1:
72b6847bb6574710346d5ad1352f76ea6058c685

SHA-256:
6ebfc9575e9a3296ccdc7857164459116bc41395c12ae1a941a90c927e9bf09e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 4:24:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
17.1.3.1

File size:
339.5 KB (347,648 bytes)

Product version:
3934.151124.1280.5343

Copyright:
VHRJX

Trademarks:
VHRJX

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\f7c39966\softwaredownload.dat

Digital Signature
Signed by:
dirEct downloAD gtt

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/16/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=dirEct downloAD gtt, O=dirEct downloAD gtt, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7342EAF858BF782F04515916D1671EC3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6803

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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