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clickmeingeneric.exe

ClickMeIn Generic

ClickMeIn Limited

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application clickmeingeneric.exe, “ClickMeIn Generic Setup” by ClickMeIn 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.download-servers.com.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
ClickMeIn Generic

Description:
ClickMeIn Generic Setup

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
96efb848ce28ba1834f8eb768170b77a

SHA-1:
95a1b20290bf2a5511e8202aaed89bbba7d4546c

SHA-256:
c51ca40cd8361c157ee9ff7c788e25299d60090e13b07714b93b2088babad44f

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:
11/5/2024 12:45:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ClickMeI.Installer (M)
16.3.16.15

File size:
141.2 KB (144,576 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2013

Trademarks:
ClickMeIn and its brands are a trademark of ClickMeIn Limited

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\clickmeingeneric.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/12/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/3/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0181B78FA98E62B38390017BFFA25E8C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:lgXdZt9P6D3XJ6wbMOr76SB+ZP55fnPcHI1QHSnjaqo4sg5KX:le34EwYc75+ZPPfnE2Qyn2qJUX

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://www.download-servers.com/.../ClickMeInGeneric.exe

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