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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 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 install.softdl88.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
ISfreemium  (signed and verified)

MD5:
16771a30770fbeb6f6d2fe17a783720f

SHA-1:
f8b3c11ddb21eb4feb7fbc29beea5579f10bc0db

SHA-256:
328cc246dce98bc8fe9a1c55659482c7edd236d0ad4f507213713a39aa6a8209

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 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 9:30:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.163.2

AVG
Adware InstallCore.VY
2014.0.3986

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.AH
18907

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.0217

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of candyinstaller(1).exe (Adware)
2014.9.12.16

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12775

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Freemium.A
v2014.08.05.02

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.05.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ISfreemium.O
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14803

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/3/2014 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JyMJfsGdqPIX+gX8xlOm7Ds/8NmD1tb1mpprQQoh+E2TY/EZAeeK3S:JyMJfskqPIB8PdQENiJmpEQwr2kuAee

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 3 URLs.

http://install.softdl88.com/soft/.../candy9.php

http://install.softdl88.com/soft/.../download.php

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

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