dac7e2a2a9d17a54a7826ad69d063ab097b2324c001589a094a0ee8ed33f7b71

STMSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The file dac7e2a2a9d17a54a7826ad69d063ab097b2324c001589a094a0ee8ed33f7b71 by STMSetup has been detected as adware by 14 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ic2.ic-cdn.net.
Publisher:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d9be5ad3e3eb165a81a33f21bbba846a

SHA-1:
b43a3d53fe8075dca98fcc7392d111323f4838ce

SHA-256:
dac7e2a2a9d17a54a7826ad69d063ab097b2324c001589a094a0ee8ed33f7b71

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/24/2025 5:47:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3088

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1565

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18771

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0156

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ON (variant)
9.10048

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
6/5/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12626

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.6744

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150605

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.STMSetup
15.6.5.0

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0630
7.2.156

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
30978

File size:
662.2 KB (678,104 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=STMSetup, O=STMSetup, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4CC8AF2C057FC32A3FA7F44EAADD7EEA

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):
12288:QJlvpy2fGYAVzEQqtI4JdqzENw2ejYCoPqcECYkcD5y+wHNCid:QJlvg2fGYAVzE5IwdqzES9jYHqN4cDwT

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:
7.8545

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file dac7e2a2a9d17a54a7826ad69d063ab097b2324c001589a094a0ee8ed33f7b71 has been seen being distributed by the following URL.