windows binaries.zip__3515_i1394506959_il2958162.exe

Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) 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 windows binaries.zip__3515_i1394506959_il2958162.exe by Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) has been detected as adware by 7 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:

Version:
1.1.8.22

MD5:
a0f6b6e673a0c336f1aef04890b8ae0c

SHA-1:
d987af18cf6baaca0d9c103f97d6d3522dcf5a85

SHA-256:
5ba286e111f8661f5346ea91f75f4e0b00434543a70fe5c011ad3bf63adf6f67

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 9:38:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen4
7.11.182.228

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3276

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.141129

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BY (variant)
8.10664

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.11.29.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ShetefSolutionsConsulting1998.p
14.11.29.4

Sophos
Generic PUA NJ
4.98

File size:
485.6 KB (497,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.8.22

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows binaries.zip__3515_i1394506959_il2958162.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/13/2014 10:02:37 AM

Valid to:
10/13/2015 10:02:37 AM

Subject:
CN=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., O=Shetef Solutions & Consulting (1998) Ltd., L=Rannana, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B1B72BCEFC0E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/29/2014 10:41:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lLFU2oitpf5hCPFZYdfUUCQ4R/mYZUgRqsvk8wiVk3:l2ztZYRUZQqG+qs8CVk3

Entry address:
0x13CF6

Entry point:
E8, A8, 75, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, BC, A1, 3B, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 5E, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, A8, 4C, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 60, F5, FF, FF, 59, 59, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 75, 01, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, BC, A1, 3B, 00, FF, 15, F8, 10, 3B, 00, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, BC, A1, 3B, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 14, 4E, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 5E, 4C, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 16, F5, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3...
 
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Entropy:
7.3792

Code size:
191 KB (195,584 bytes)

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