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download-driver-genius.exe

Ontecnia Media Networks SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application download-driver-genius.exe by Ontecnia Media Networks SL 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 mvsoftsecure.org.
Publisher:
Ontecnia Media Networks SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e3701fdd634f35737fb8643d6506c49a

SHA-1:
6673372d20742bd7c3c5f24d4c9b295cc0687a96

SHA-256:
bf1d436b8ac498b59c4ab8796f8a02ae72977690b03ed1a274f144c8af2f85ed

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 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:
12/27/2024 1:55:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Ontecnia (M)
16.3.22.6

File size:
626.6 KB (641,672 bytes)

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}\download-driver-genius.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ontecnia Media Networks SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/14/2014 2:48:12 AM

Valid to:
5/15/2015 2:48:12 AM

Subject:
CN=Ontecnia Media Networks SL, O=Ontecnia Media Networks SL, L=Valencia, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121F562CE796CF9757DF343F807242E6FD0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:52:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zpFa3J2y1xh1cs9dms4RqVUolbgX/Yrt5lfS41oj720X1ZpkPF5:zpFyMcms4Rh6bYsfT1w720X8

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file download-driver-genius.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://mvsoftsecure.org/es/.../driver-genius-windows-icdownloader_es.exe

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