cr_downloader_for_fifa-soccer-12.exe

eCHANG Net Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application cr_downloader_for_fifa-soccer-12.exe by eCHANG Net has been detected as adware by 7 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address coolrom.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
eCHANG Net Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2e6c0fa3aed55eda36636e3cb816b374

SHA-1:
364f98b61c9a7157bfb778cc9c128eae9d09258a

SHA-256:
ee26160f62689ff53e2bf90c5455e748ec73d7ebd1ac02389ddcde6a5e16d572

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
11/23/2024 7:22:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3299

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

Reason Heuristics
PUP.eCHANGNet.a
14.11.5.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.156
2.0.0.1976

File size:
768.5 KB (786,960 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cr_downloader_for_fifa-soccer-12.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=eCHANG Net Inc., OU=IT, O=eCHANG Net Inc., L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5EED2F2FB7AE7CF93BB2E11ECC2F164F

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:XgvpzoX5dluK43x0IpmSZE80afSpP+VgF5yHG/c6Q0Bmg7fEXCIJzXz0mxtUCSkd:XgvhC/0inY/0NP+aFEUdQ0Bmgb5Ieupp

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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Entropy:
7.8426

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to coolrom.com  (199.231.226.43:80)

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