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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:
6ead229a6bbf2452f74343f7816a35eb

SHA-1:
3efe3d647b885b2aed800e316b6d914648827000

SHA-256:
bf1959299c8026bd439dc8e96d0fd6f3bfcd285c142f72b2ccd83c07a227c349

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 7:01:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallMonetizer
4.0.3.14719

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AF
8.10068

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMonetizer.Bundle (M)
16.3.10.15

File size:
671.1 KB (687,166 bytes)

Product version:
0.8.20

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CQiG2zL8+iDNdRT3guCjPa+W+NdIv+s0eYQYCGiRl7q3C8pJth:CQiD38DdF3gtza+pNdIv+oJGAl7uh

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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Entropy:
7.9628

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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