7868033efa62b2d1c70a9ae8b6965b3c90af14884a5aabfcd641912fac7779dd

STMSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The file 7868033efa62b2d1c70a9ae8b6965b3c90af14884a5aabfcd641912fac7779dd by STMSetup has been detected as adware by 14 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 ic2.ic-cdn.net.
Publisher:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
331323ee103ba0c10698ac0b97f7bafc

SHA-1:
220602e88692b1c67512bbce62b21e9b46c61408

SHA-256:
7868033efa62b2d1c70a9ae8b6965b3c90af14884a5aabfcd641912fac7779dd

Scanner detections:
14 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/24/2025 5:47:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3088

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1565

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18829

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0156

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ON (variant)
9.10073

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
6/5/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12672

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.6744

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150605

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.STMSetup
15.6.5.0

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0703
7.2.156

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
31140

File size:
662.2 KB (678,104 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=STMSetup, O=STMSetup, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
4CC8AF2C057FC32A3FA7F44EAADD7EEA

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:CJlvpy2fGYAVzEQqtI4JdqzENw2ejYCoPqcECYkcD5y+wHNCid:CJlvg2fGYAVzE5IwdqzES9jYHqN4cDwT

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:
7.8574

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file 7868033efa62b2d1c70a9ae8b6965b3c90af14884a5aabfcd641912fac7779dd has been seen being distributed by the following URL.