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xvidinstaller.exe

Nextup

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application xvidinstaller.exe by Nextup has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.amazing-sw.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nextup  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.19

MD5:
89f78495f01814113a91fb870578122a

SHA-1:
29f00476978c57f7adc72624f00c68b78ba713ff

SHA-256:
3ac15e8185d3f71636eaeefcf45a9ed8eed402b1359f44f57cf50ab93aa9d94d

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/27/2024 3:37:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141102

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.141031

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
8.10648

G Data
Win32.Application.Nextup
14.10.24

McAfee
Artemis!C77BDFC47D9D
5600.6959

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Nextup.N
14.10.31.19

Sophos
NextUp
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0906
7.2.306

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
34386

File size:
352.2 KB (360,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.19

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/22/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/23/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Nextup, O=Nextup, STREET=10900 NE 8TH ST, STREET=STE 1000, L=Bellevue, S=WA, PostalCode=98004, C=US

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

Serial number:
00C705E6F899AC0C37A4458683DB2745BB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2014 2:30:55 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:rJaW0HdNwQx/i0Bzng3PHIfTPPfzk1xo1A1+B/9AyrVoCvAdQ7wfU2boP:rJDOwQxc36PPfzuxoS1w/9JrLIxfU2bs

Entry address:
0x169440

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8179

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
320 KB (327,680 bytes)

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

http://i.amazing-sw.com/stub/NEXTUP/.../XvidInstaller.exe

http://i.get-soft.com/stub/NEXTUP/.../XvidInstaller.exe

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