ccleaner.exe

Application Installer

Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application ccleaner.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Piriform CCleaner but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

MD5:
56dbb241de643d8edfce7ccbaf17d044

SHA-1:
0216b101d4443b9170c96a227de44058dfa92ada

SHA-256:
149ba9a82d5f5c241faa05f21ca71642612f37971421aadfde761c03dc093b8b

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
11/6/2024 2:35:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.9.11.2

File size:
960.3 KB (983,392 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 1:25:15 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 12:10:29 PM

Subject:
CN=Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Agile Funnel (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121703663FFB88F568A112BD801328BD38D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:d7UnG9WiAkG40jbtoNj7fgsVvweoLHsmS5k4fQblxk:doG9WiA15odgrbsm+Yv

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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