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the.audition.self.titled.album.rar__2299_i356405345_il5659388.exe

Installer

Amonetize 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 the.audition.self.titled.album.rar__2299_i356405345_il5659388.exe by Amonetize ltd has been detected as adware by 24 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:
Amonetize ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.1.6.19

MD5:
27ad20e2518141e51870ea3f0069417b

SHA-1:
2ea7305dd7ee6002b7636c360ea2532eff45e1e8

SHA-256:
a988a99ed0526928a48e126b30ad810f96152ee93e800964c2e8744fee5a15e3

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This setup file is a re-distribution of the original program that bundles various adware offers during installation including toolbars and browser search extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:12:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.14
606

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
2015.04.13

avast!
Win32:Adware-BJY [PUP]
2014.9-150609

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3084

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.14
1.0.20.800

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
21739

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2257
9.0.1.0160

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.AJ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11462

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Amonetize
6/9/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-09-06_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.14
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15567

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.1915

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2015.06.09.12

McAfee
Adware-Amonetize
5600.6740

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.14
16.0.0.480

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Amonetize.dahlcn
0.30.10.952

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize.Bundler
15.6.9.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Adware!6.1574
23.00.65.15607

Sophos
Amonetize
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047C0ECC15
7.2.160

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R047C0ECC15
10.465.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Amonetize
39274

File size:
329 KB (336,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.12

Copyright:
Copyright(c), All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
Installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\the.audition.self.titled.album.rar__2299_i356405345_il5659388.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Amonetize ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/19/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Amonetize ltd., O=Amonetize ltd., L=Raanana, S=Alberta, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
235E7B2F1D4E0152189F6381E2BA8C97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/13/2014 3:17:35 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Mgs62+y+lkrTECxVxynd7B9TONAxOeWm5kxh3DsMUZ1g/ntQBv8epbMEJbXowpQA:Mg/2+y+lwTECXxyn39TK9sb1kntQBvrp

Entry address:
0x271B4

Entry point:
E8, BC, 95, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 57, 8B, C6, 83, E0, 0F, 85, C0, 0F, 85, C1, 00, 00, 00, 8B, D1, 83, E1, 7F, C1, EA, 07, 74, 65, EB, 06, 8D, 9B, 00, 00, 00, 00, 66, 0F, 6F, 06, 66, 0F, 6F, 4E, 10, 66, 0F, 6F, 56, 20, 66, 0F, 6F, 5E, 30, 66, 0F, 7F, 07, 66, 0F, 7F, 4F, 10, 66, 0F, 7F, 57, 20, 66, 0F, 7F, 5F, 30, 66, 0F, 6F, 66, 40, 66, 0F, 6F, 6E, 50, 66, 0F, 6F, 76, 60, 66, 0F, 6F, 7E, 70, 66, 0F, 7F, 67, 40, 66, 0F, 7F, 6F, 50, 66, 0F, 7F, 77, 60, 66, 0F, 7F, 7F, 70, 8D, B6, 80, 00, 00, 00, 8D, BF...
 
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Entropy:
6.4509

Code size:
229.5 KB (235,008 bytes)

The file the.audition.self.titled.album.rar__2299_i356405345_il5659388.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl-gate.net/.../64 bit) [mindcrasher] Torrent - KickassTorrents

http://dl-gate.net/?id=t198&subid=IY_rhyfxalGAlMP4POSTrKBdrEgm5AgHGh3tj09KPKAl&name=The Audition - Self-Titled Album.rar

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.soledownload.com  (54.225.181.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.activemonetizer.com  (23.23.96.46:80)

 
http://www.activemonetizer.com/index.php?Net2=v2.0.50727&Net4=&OSversion=NT5.1SP3&Slv=&Sysid=B223050184&Sysid1=B223050184&X64=N&admin=Y&browser=IEXPLORE.EXE&chver=&exe=ikjut__22834073&offver=&lang_DfltUser=04

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