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OOO Mad Advert

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application dl.exe, “Internet Setup ” by OOO Mad Advert 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from checkingfree.newsoft4free.net.
Publisher:
Internet   (signed by OOO Mad Advert)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
5.7.1.3

MD5:
88097eb355f7868cc42d66f116acb906

SHA-1:
edf54bfb72a4240e5272f719f3ba455e0c26bbb1

SHA-256:
4732536afc724c24c66a312c46bc22f6e533227bf743dee34a92589ee3d13743

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:
12/25/2024 12:16:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOMadAdvert.Installer (M)
16.2.12.7

File size:
789.8 KB (808,712 bytes)

Product version:
3.4

Copyright:
Web App generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO Mad Advert

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/18/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Mad Advert, O=OOO Mad Advert, STREET="Andronevskaya B., d. 7/14 str. 1 of. 1205", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=109544, C=RU

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

Serial number:
0080C5CB45D047D2C30BE1A2662DE771D1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IoxdoyDA1a7wzy72G6B84uvGPC/4gYMaphU/3Jriu:IydTEs7p7pj4d0dYbW5riu

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8095

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://checkingfree.newsoft4free.net/dl.php?conversion_id=14303637233124&app_id=4&lp_id=733&v=icrs&stub_id=198&v_id=yrQhWWspuOivcAvpRnlXWLjwBAOrA3_68nLtz4VsBto.&pcl=IIBjkLnsfnr6ZmlwKXWAGo1_aO-uL_4TkdGJxsAv1oE.&CLICK_ID=F2DA4HM84RVOmkzSsYupY_j3Bg-K1iGn5XBEC0AcStsOxig9Lzd99WnwdrFIwPvBXkMwRiDPBZ7DEE6TdhtzZ0oANPHqx0HuSraLX2ksv5wlQOYFGu9nLlpTeRPYyJJ6g1w0vlZcky1v1PFtx1FGrHZqyHgrevC_cIyxuTy-aGYCGOkTNGs5edo_xsQy4RSk5Yf9FPosiRrNAq_C8Jg1B_6eMsxoAbvh9AU42A1-laI9zZdsSDCVT46Dev01DY7ztZLpzvSmlET5zoRFvDVdfTWyd5W4nAVEQOB-vK0o1aPQOmfVpiBlcC1Rn9iMmaC_9xn8NS9GBhzF7zz6MCQxqAYMp3sZQePJ8DqyuU7reIYX_2IATD6GUhxMH8BaROlKbhV-uSDmKgIWAK_07mH6z_WBx-jehH6lhznolondSUllTTsXG4KwLPXUJ8daLRhgNzc

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