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antivirus.exe

Extended Setup

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application antivirus.exe by Extended Setup has been detected as adware by 15 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 antivirus.logiciel-france.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Extended Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b7f8b247e5aa94e614231e9e5d5695db

SHA-1:
ef468717c7c444ddeac8296de03907ec1d179f87

SHA-256:
82db674506a2974206bc2f44a6a7249842d1d9c7ba8d5d3acd4e8073d1a10657

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
11/24/2024 4:49:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.138.176

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.IC
17985

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0123

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IG
8.9584

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
5/3/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-42c63c6c
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11540

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.05.03.03

McAfee
Artemis!B7F8B247E5AA
5600.7141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ExtendedSetup.J
14.8.7.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14501

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0110
7.2.123

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
27702

File size:
650.9 KB (666,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Extended Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/22/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/23/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Extended Setup, O=Extended Setup, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00DC2A1D7B17450E779685BAA191188498

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):
12288:9kOyMJfsG/GnXaAiBTy2eKPbOTJ0CIDd/belQbg3qcnoPSyiTnyPfnXvsB7K3rxb:COyMJfsG0KzmKPbxZZg3qcnSSyGgI7KT

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file antivirus.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://antivirus.logiciel-france.com/download/FR/.../antivirus.exe

http://antivirus.logiciel-france.com/fr2exe1.asp

http://antivirus.logiciel-france.com/fr2exe.asp

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