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spybot-search--destroy.exe

Start Now

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application spybot-search--destroy.exe by Start Now has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. With this installer, users are expecting to download Spybot - Search & Destroy but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Start Now  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d4d5a50c83ea32e146705880e85211b6

SHA-1:
615123bd8720db5f17883c4f21905437f43887d7

SHA-256:
0ecb801be831a4ec165b21d97172a003b43b9d390f68d1560ecfae0b642887b9

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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:
4/26/2024 1:55:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.12.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.198.100

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3246

Dr.Web
Trojan.OutBrowse.1
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Outbrowse
v2014.12.29.02

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.b
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.djpwis
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.StartNow.W
14.12.29.2

Vba32 AntiVirus
Hoax.PornoAsset
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
559.2 KB (572,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\spybot-search--destroy.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Start Now

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/10/2014 10:45:55 AM

Valid to:
10/11/2015 10:45:55 AM

Subject:
CN=Start Now, O=Start Now, L=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121E62C7AAE5E56FB35260AD52F25921592

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0PNgC50un8fesnwqZhEcH30TAEIP718Ri6oRKiUWtGoN:0FT8feHcX00EIRAi6oRKiUS

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9730

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file spybot-search--destroy.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.win-install.com/spybot-search--destroy/download/.../google

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