116.exe

Downloadcentral ApS

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application 116.exe by Downloadcentral ApS has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.downloaddkdelivery.com.
Publisher:
Downloadcentral ApS  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9d541852fe61ee1d8b8b50e118bcba7f

SHA-1:
83622e7d2482f455927d5cf1a773892b1f22491b

SHA-256:
a71e25f5bfc63a6952713d2d09eaeea0da33ddabb68c9673c16fc8bb77016c49

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
12/27/2024 7:56:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.166.250

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QA (variant)
8.10251

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13043

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloadcentral.D
14.8.16.13

File size:
751.3 KB (769,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\116.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/29/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Downloadcentral ApS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Downloadcentral ApS, L=Odense, S=Odense, C=DK

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:
0B38853CCB03623A51F6BA47EF9A7FFE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lGvpvtWc4Ll63c/6YMHIxx3Vnc3WRWo6gMtIrn7bsgAqUC+nikqfxLWuPBVWRj0T:lGv9tW1x/3H7V7R8gMyscoxmx6x0su

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8663

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file 116.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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