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windows-defender.exe

OUTBROWSE

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application windows-defender.exe by OUTBROWSE has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
OUTBROWSE  (signed and verified)

MD5:
15af87feca7f079f5779ab71066c00a0

SHA-1:
5495295158128ffc30897bbc5b99c4849ac150d4

SHA-256:
6024a4e376a11cce9c7fa03d1bc234161338c3fea5237eddad5de0fdc7eb9c13

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

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 5:37:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3376

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2081
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.AD potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Outbrowse.B2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Outbrowse
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13125

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
15.0.0.494

McAfee
Adware-OutBrowse
5600.7032

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OutBrowse.ddvyee
0.28.2.61721

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.OutBrowse.567040
14.08.21.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OUTBROWSE.Q
14.8.21.7

Sophos
OutBrowse Revenyou
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Hoax.PornoAsset
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4823950
32210

File size:
553.8 KB (567,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows-defender.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OUTBROWSE

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OUTBROWSE, O=OUTBROWSE, STREET=Bialik Number: 143, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=5252337, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A5F03C3A375C11FD6C1C160EE8BFF923

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BNWUnYdbT2wW+c1fFbftgCin2JI6J8bc1YT/AAUHnOiNh:BNWUnY03lgd2J0bqAU

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file windows-defender.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.win-install.net/windows-defender/download/.../google

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