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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:
4ef138b2cbdc8d4614dc9cbc4758029b

SHA-1:
eb7074fcf3f09898b058f7b28bc0cd5558ed9724

SHA-256:
62e701363051593bf0cac81f69da45e2682be3b7d082305c95129e0da0adf68f

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 12:47:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallMonetizer
4.0.3.14115

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AF
8.9005

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMonetizer.Bundle (M)
16.3.10.15

File size:
549.7 KB (562,851 bytes)

Product version:
0.5

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:CQiGACL8+iDNdRoD/YnENSb254RzilKhC2Iqjzva6WXd55yGMB:CQi1i8Dd0/kE4SsItq

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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