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candyinstaller.exe

ISfreemium

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application candyinstaller.exe by ISfreemium has been detected as adware by 11 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 candycrushgameplay.com.
Publisher:
ISfreemium  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9859b4469883bee44eec26745bead380

SHA-1:
42a04fdecafb48acf44d1831ea619b230e681f8b

SHA-256:
ae8f2d7e24c89367746394245fd4c4cff9ea1d7f9f9642bda4003d72cad67ae6

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:29:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.163.2

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.AH
18907

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.0312

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of candyinstaller(1).exe (Adware)
2015.11.8.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12775

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Freemium.A
v2015.11.08.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ISfreemium (M)
15.9.15.9

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
31208

File size:
591.8 KB (606,000 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ISfreemium

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/2/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/3/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ISfreemium, O=ISfreemium, STREET=63 Rothschild 63 BV, L=Tel-Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009B517CAF08AA1A85822DB0CE5E9169FE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yyMJfsGdqPIX+gX8xlOm7Ds/8NmD1tb1mpprQQoh+E2TY/EZAeeK3S:yyMJfskqPIB8PdQENiJmpEQwr2kuAee

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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Entropy:
7.7910

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://candycrushgameplay.com/.../CandyInstaller.exe

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