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videoperformersetup.exe

Installer

YellowSoft Inc

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application videoperformersetup.exe by YellowSoft Inc has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
YellowSoft Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
15.9.28.27

MD5:
890755a1f377344cd98cfe0d392accd2

SHA-1:
645ebd2c23c226afeecf99d7d4558f376d93f0a1

SHA-256:
cc745e625d3d28f3d1573deb3c0f6ab94cc754a8d2182d4fbdfd811828dcdff1

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallBrain monetization platform from iBario to deliver bundled adware both search toolbars and PC optimizers from Performersoft.

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:
4/24/2024 9:16:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
1018

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.BrainInst
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BrainInst
14.05.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallBrain.Gen
7.11.144.202

avast!
Win32:InstallBrain-AE [PUP]
2014.9-140423

AVG
Downloader.Generic13
2015.0.3496

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.1451

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
1.0.20.565

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installbrain-443
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallBrain.AE
18153

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1295
9.0.1.0113

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain (variant)
8.9710

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallBrain.OP
4/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/IBrain.D.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain
11.2014-23-04_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallBrain
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11847

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrainInst
14.0.0.3974

Malwarebytes
Adware.InstallBrain
v2014.04.23.07

McAfee
Artemis!838D319E4178
5600.7144

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Brantall.C
1.10502

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
15.0.0.339

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BrainInst.ctnrdg
0.28.0.59492

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Ibups
14.04.23.07

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Brantall.A5
4.14.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.YellowSoft.T
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallBrain!6.1756
23.00.65.14429

Sophos
InstallBrain
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallBrain/Variant
10648

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.DaQCcf
37.0.10894

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0302
7.2.121

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.BrainInst
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallBrain
28530

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BrainInst.Win32.36
2.0.0.1784

File size:
648.9 KB (664,472 bytes)

Product version:
15.9.28.27

Copyright:
Copyright 2012

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
YellowSoft Inc

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/12/2012 4:45:31 AM

Valid to:
9/12/2015 4:45:31 AM

Subject:
CN=YellowSoft Inc, O=YellowSoft Inc, L=Beaverton, S=OR, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EC8FFEF413CDC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2013 3:14:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yQ4d30y0DN+0S7Z17IIjj3R9f/VDSBnWUpo7TGUELETl6RiruwqRox0i92js14sv:y7AQ8sj3v1mQYo7KUSETMCdJx0C2LE

Entry address:
0x1EE48

Entry point:
E8, 8D, 49, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 28, 34, 43, 00, E8, 22, 18, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, 8A, 4B, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, F8, 77, 43, 00, BA, F4, 77, 43, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, 8C, E5, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, 83, E5, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 11, 18, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 56, 4A, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC...
 
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Code size:
172.5 KB (176,640 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats-182385724-1591972470.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com  (54.221.252.69:80)

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