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anyprotectsetup.exe

ClickMeIn Limited

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application anyprotectsetup.exe by ClickMeIn Limited 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.anyprotect.com.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
98627b5d9c9b8fa5d3e03690af3a0c23

SHA-1:
07b9cac2745c99f065715c51a31a2feb776298a5

SHA-256:
2dad2ba35166d4f92e71352f34ff1325f2545a6664ce81e3b104c822356f6329

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.

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:
11/27/2024 2:29:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.5.0

File size:
632.5 KB (647,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2012 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

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:
0181B78FA98E62B38390017BFFA25E8C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0yMJfsGtgewskOaoDAB+ShyU7JkK8aR4/4rKmvUXafuZh5OSqBr+1WsR3fbkPyN0:0yMJfsu2s8oDAB+u/JkAT8Xafu1OFV+n

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 anyprotectsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.anyprotect.com/dl.php?data=null&anyprotect_id=1&r=ap_100_nc&pr=s&prm=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