setup.exe

Application

Downloadious

The application setup.exe, “Application Setup ” by Downloadious 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 Inno Setup installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.broadarchivescounter.com.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by Downloadious)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
1.4.2.2

MD5:
148feebbf7878ab46a167e4a536dc8f6

SHA-1:
5b6365591515717a176dd4ece151aec17c92402c

SHA-256:
70752c9b4957213d7107f4980621b263b8b48ed3121193cbd62acac22710dde4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:19:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloadius (M)
17.3.13.14

File size:
830.8 KB (850,760 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.4

Copyright:
Application Generic Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/30/2015 1:21:14 PM

Valid to:
6/30/2016 1:21:14 PM

Subject:
CN=Downloadious, O=Downloadious, L=San Diego, S=CA, C=US

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

Serial number:
1121B8DD145A7488213FB106C406886407DF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.broadarchivescounter.com/c?x=pfBm9pKijGF5J849qvhFTxqCcRQP7v/wsanaeilm Ek=&c=G2TVsAcp8M b97obs8xRZrjHoJVkPD4Yqd/T9jAsW7wJ5hH4PrrP2apjBexpnQOgR8vetDQ7QP7cacoZAieSoYOSJL2hLhKVWlw11hMaiJsRvRAe7GfWTsdgSBqaxLeMPa84YlMXx4fSGa9SjW7RLA==&fallback_url=http://fugupdates117.com/download/.../7574?lpm_id=21&blocksdk=ironsrc&

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