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spybot-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application spybot-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. 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:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bc2b14c7fcfe5def71e2822dad657be1

SHA-1:
060afcc21326e2dbe935064852baf69f2fd65b6a

SHA-256:
3e2ab152ad4c251db9e8504434f1232a6215db71bdbadc2831da1a6c12cc1e61

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/16/2024 6:25:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3256

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19085

Dr.Web
Adware.DAdmin.151
9.0.1.0352

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloadAdmin
12/18/2014

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-18-12_5

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2014.12.18.02

McAfee
Artemis!5726256FCFA7
5600.6912

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.M
14.12.18.14

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0706
7.2.352

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
31208

File size:
75.9 MB (79,581,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2014 9:35:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SxpJMyVWJ0q4kfS6wKhmcRf6vEh7+KAFgtp51idtDWEqOWtVr2/NoPH48:epanJ0ZkKIh7mFgfidtDWEn20/No

Entry address:
0x3341

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, 24, 7A, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 00, 24, 7A, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, 00, 1C, 7A, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
0.1654

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file spybot-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://files4.softreviews.co/download/.../dl?s=google&c=SoftRev_Spybot_CCUS_Tree&variation=saveas-all&brand=SoftReviews.co&pid=TR&bc=951489&country=US&cb=-2127208320&zTmp=1

http://files4.softreviews.co/download/.../dl?s=google&c=SoftRev_Spybot_CCUS_Tree&variation=saveas-all&brand=SoftReviews.co&pid=TR&bc=951489&country=US&cb=1466765901&zTmp=1

http://files5.softreviews.co/dl?bc=951489

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