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tweetzsetup.exe

Tweetz Desktop

Mike Ward

The application tweetzsetup.exe, “Tweetz Desktop Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from mike-ward.net.
Publisher:
Mike Ward

Product:
Tweetz Desktop

Description:
Tweetz Desktop Setup

MD5:
7d4a5ade4deb3e7a29971c2d1d02c2b9

SHA-1:
0b98cce0c215636cc98ff651e2c928418f0838f8

SHA-256:
cbaa79faeb3aab3ce7e1228c3541a6264bfad836814cac683f19be77654f22c9

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:52:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallMonetizer
4.0.3.1452

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AF
8.9702

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMonetizer.Bundle (M)
16.3.10.15

File size:
669.9 KB (686,000 bytes)

Product version:
0.8.17

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\tweetzsetup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CQiGqzL8+iDNdRx9jssGdQPsjVFLwX4K2idKlFtFDEA+1l3MqqGRl7q3C8pJth:CQiz38DdnxswUhFLw8FTJa3Mpsl7uh

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://mike-ward.net/content/.../tweetzsetup.exe

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