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adblock-plus_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adblock-plus_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 13 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 765.dl.musterbewerbung.net.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bce3d8920ae31f2c4a944fef3b3f4db4

SHA-1:
740e8d90d3fadf1c436f16598dd0311ccae1c3e0

SHA-256:
60e093f04f744c50bd6bf626ad7164482429a5430f0df31913c3e0c932bfdd94

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 10:34:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.165.150

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3390

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28386
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MZ potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of hitman-pro_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.29.1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12775

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2014.08.07.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.S
14.8.6.22

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10437

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
748.5 KB (766,464 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adblock-plus_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/27/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

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

Serial number:
5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:x7vpzJW2Zd1wYe4xkAotm5j6I3OvcuZrmI8At8B4FbNrnEdWfqYYT4PT:x7vNJBZLwY7R6CO0udB8O1BDEdWfqtm

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adblock-plus_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://765.dl.musterbewerbung.net/system/softwares/freedownload_server_com_files/000/701/837/.../adblock-plus_setup.exe

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