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Web Program

The application bluestacks.exe, “Soft Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. While running, it connects to the Internet address static.26.43.243.136.clients.your-server.de on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Web Program

Product:
Soft

Description:
Soft Setup

Version:
5.8.3.8

MD5:
512fe7498807acd7ec96fb490836b5d7

SHA-1:
803121b34f3ff7218b8fbf9ae92ee4dd9c5deb90

SHA-256:
5a63d476aeb07668f6f8b9227f76482ade9510381b43f6b97afa32b54fb60b22

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 2:20:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-151101

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.2938

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15111

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12337

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/1/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
15.10.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.210.17544

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.11.01.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.11.1.17

File size:
877.6 KB (898,672 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\bluestacks.exe

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):
24576:C9KCWk+6Vyq4x0TEM9QNNlja7XnLnn7JM9U+ssaCUGvdD:C89kbm0QKQJYXLn7a9UQyWdD

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.69.40.243.136.clients.your-server.de  (136.243.40.69:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.26.43.243.136.clients.your-server.de  (136.243.43.26:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-153-163.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.153.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-201-177-76.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.201.177.76:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-117-168.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.117.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-44-129.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.44.129:80)

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