ccleaner.exe

OMX_Media Downloader

Install Manager Limited

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ccleaner.exe by Install Manager Limited 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Piriform CCleaner but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
OMX_Media  (signed by Install Manager Limited)

Product:
OMX_Media Downloader

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34699

MD5:
911d47a0e0cf75a955efd88fab12c8b3

SHA-1:
704575b286940bb2e365099d78679fb9b66fefe1

SHA-256:
b9df0f418913554ec3e69c342b65d2c8b7f00651340feea00ec99affe46e111e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/27/2024 5:24:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.12.10.17

File size:
737.8 KB (755,472 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34699

Copyright:
OMX_Media

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/12/2014 1:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/13/2015 12:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager Limited, O=Install Manager Limited, STREET="Level 27, PWC Tower, 188 Quay Street", L=Auckland City, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

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

Serial number:
129E404CFCF2B4E75219A3ED77DB34BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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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Entropy:
7.8896

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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