happywheels.exe

Multiply ROI, Inc

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application happywheels.exe by Multiply ROI, Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
HappyWheels  (signed by Multiply ROI, Inc)

Product:
HappyWheels

Version:
1.0

MD5:
a8dcc3a8ae82f3366d02285d2a18fa2b

SHA-1:
e76ca9d917b4f34557ec448a341f5d3894bdc29e

SHA-256:
8a5e0e44d608e8d20a2864df8f4e8ca2e5e5126940874357eeb1358927122ae5

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
6/17/2024 12:14:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse.Multiply.Bundler (M)
16.5.15.15

File size:
603 KB (617,440 bytes)

Copyright:
© HappyWheels

Trademarks:
HappyWheels

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/27/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/26/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Multiply ROI, Inc", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Multiply ROI, Inc", L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

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:
071EA95218ABA65B6DE651F0EFE6F136

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 3:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jGpWH/L/af/dN/WeayWEtnK3Zs9cG9KijYb2z09p4yD9R:jG1/dIeTReZs9tK2Yb2zUhpR

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:
7.9773

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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