windows7 loader activator.exe

Click To Start

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application windows7 loader activator.exe by Click To Start has been detected as adware by 7 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:
Click To Start  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6db311d6713c44f78e9acf9ee7501b61

SHA-1:
67a331e0f76cbc3a8f1143a0180259b2820cb096

SHA-256:
740add65a6b39fcb27a8f09a39d631afbf5b42e680811ac6cf5b340384816062

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/30/2024 7:56:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OutBrowse
2014.12.13

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Outbrowse.Gen
7.11.195.44

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3262

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.BK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse.c
16.8.708.2

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ClickToStart.Z
14.12.13.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4823950
35418

File size:
566.1 KB (579,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows7 loader activator.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/5/2014 4:30:02 AM

Valid to:
12/6/2015 4:30:02 AM

Subject:
CN=Click To Start, O=Click To Start, L=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121A4ADB181C788DD5B27571502842584B8

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e+XN1Zt/W3Vbkd/eBK14fWQECTq7UjNi9vWCDDteat/ONnAahOTW//B:e+xlaFnK1bQfq7UjN0ewDnta/8IZ

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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Entropy:
7.9735

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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