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Prog Software

IDEAS SaaS Solutions

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application cdn.adsearchesfiles.exe, “Prog Software Setup ” by IDEAS SaaS Solutions 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
IDEAS SaaS Solutions  (signed and verified)

Product:
Prog Software

Description:
Prog Software Setup

MD5:
2757a0069dde47ec471b9d4f3a986fe5

SHA-1:
7d2b59c403687096e0eb6aa5575cce91d42d784f

SHA-256:
f0f6e1106913d9e8fda155b4705dbd955cba6f4376436966cfe44ae1c5a827dc

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 '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:
12/26/2024 5:59:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.5.2

File size:
707.7 KB (724,704 bytes)

Product version:
5.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IDEAS SaaS Solutions

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/13/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IDEAS SaaS Solutions, OU=IT, O=IDEAS SaaS Solutions, STREET=108 WEST 13TH STREET, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, PostalCode=19801, C=US

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

Serial number:
3CFC91ECCD9E9E004014BE12974BDA9A

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

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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