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wssetup.exe

Perion Network Ltd.

The application wssetup.exe by Perion Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from www5l.incredimail.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address ude.databssint.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Perion Network Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Version:
5.0.3.4

MD5:
8b5d8b868aa08cf4e62c6eae192b4ae9

SHA-1:
f5e0b85d1080a86a759a30977f3ebe51af85606e

SHA-256:
ca4f557a03cbf6716ca92e396aef39db9ca1eaef4ff764f991641973635b72b6

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:41:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.28
9.0.1.051

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Perion (variant)
8.9431

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Perion.H
14.2.20.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
26548

File size:
3.8 MB (3,981,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\wssetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Perion Network Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/24/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/23/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Perion Network Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Perion Network Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
45F87694FE8D1984719796AEC8031DF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ZO34/y5APfZwg4yCGhh/uXBm7LThoc0B25wOLyfNbXe/n:Y4/y5qBwTyIBITh8JCycP

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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Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file wssetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www5l.incredimail.com/incredibar/201402071000/SwTailUpgrade/.../WSSetup.exe

http://www5l.incredimail.com/incredibar/201402101200/SwTailUpgrade/.../WSSetup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ude.databssint.com  (107.22.223.150:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to storage.stgbssint.com  (172.229.236.170:80)

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