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The application c.exe, “application internet Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.nowcontentfiles.com.
Publisher:
web

Product:
application internet

Description:
application internet Setup

Version:
5.0.2.8

MD5:
8da0f3d9ba9b6e5f571c895e0c1f8d7f

SHA-1:
8d6690cffe6d496fdc358f635ee4fcb203218ac2

SHA-256:
89164fa204fb99eb5849b90ff5bdc16ecdd2014a906a89609661189ae4dba17b

Scanner detections:
3 / 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.

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 3:51:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
160118-1

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
46838

File size:
927.6 KB (949,856 bytes)

Product version:
2.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\c.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:j7ObYBgNetSj2AxvKvVSkePtoounCcrrJeLw2JFgMW/nPtI:jab3AtSjrxvKvEkuCLnjGrInP2

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.9342

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.nowcontentfiles.com/c?x=0YeBpEEoC2zhcORCzNuyjiFWvW3QY/zNRZ1TqSPoTkY=&c=hzzqwjJWXskt10oHOOxD IsMz4ARXqWAGOGtEAubAdulHMPMDWQoAk3mXwdueR/gJF2HXpgURZSdK0S7SgWLy715seU/BoaEjOLBLbrzsIcF6uv5RGam2vMOsE5LbcMo&downloadAs=Java_Update.exe&fallback_url=http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/.../AutoDL?BundleId=94214

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