demo_unchecky.exe

Demo IC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application demo_unchecky.exe by Demo IC has been detected as adware by 3 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 dnld.iccustapps.com.
Publisher:
Demo IC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c886f442e05951c781f8a3c56a0e74ea

SHA-1:
afceeabd5a3769461e4992a363fc1f24a0e9a9a0

SHA-256:
a3af6b5a94201b56fddae169e3abe5a64ac6169d7dc355a77ade2a58c9f688a8

Scanner detections:
3 / 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 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:
12/26/2024 6:10:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RA (variant)
8.10657

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore
15.2.18.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
34232

File size:
899.3 KB (920,928 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\demo_unchecky.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/19/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/20/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Demo IC, O=Demo IC, STREET=28 Lilinblum St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
0852572DBF6F9C3F6C48623AC5FC3F8A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QLo3pPuqmtmUUDscjoesYpLaLfJ4ku++SA3XSdj:Qk3JvANKpjoiaLfTuHS+0j

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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Entropy:
7.8372

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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