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bittorrent_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 bittorrent_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 16 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 365.dl.musterbewerbung.net.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
13543a9382b956ff55a61d84686fbce1

SHA-1:
2239f97ba92d00b1798cea0216fe4eab9bb110aa

SHA-256:
98308e7e3a7971ecc27325530d0c8d7c11e4a524cc9bbad01d430c67aad53389

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
11/23/2024 9:16:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.InstallCore
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3345

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14920

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28386
9.0.1.0263

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OZ potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.182.12926

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.3222

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2014.09.20.03

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.deckuo
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.Q
14.9.20.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10348

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0802
7.2.263

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.51
2.0.0.1967

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\bittorrent_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/28/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 11:59:59 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 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:O7vpzJW2Zd1wYe4xkAotm5j6I3OvcuZrmI8At8B4FbNrnEdWfqYYT4PT:O7vNJBZLwY7R6CO0udB8O1BDEdWfqtm

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:
7.8881

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://365.dl.musterbewerbung.net/system/softwares/freedownload_server_com_files/000/912/054/.../bittorrent_setup.exe

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