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dssetup.exe

Downloadcentral ApS

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application dssetup.exe by Downloadcentral ApS has been detected as adware by 9 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.
Publisher:
Downloadcentral ApS  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3c5f736c09a3d96e38fa7a532635bdbd

SHA-1:
35b7a7eb1289cb8a3a897156d84f2ee1288011ea

SHA-256:
7f3276428047bc58704763838cd7f0295a835753309600edd6ec4fd9a9d47ce8

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
11/24/2024 7:05:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
150423-1

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-dbe1ec51
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.5.25

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmnu
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Installer.Downloadcentral
15.5.18.7

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
39486

File size:
619.7 KB (634,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\dssetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloadcentral ApS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/29/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Downloadcentral ApS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Downloadcentral ApS, L=Odense, S=Odense, C=DK

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0B38853CCB03623A51F6BA47EF9A7FFE

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:u9vpYR0bwc8oEZFtCTcjJXQFRsNQrgP/KN3uc3DOIl30v6neSR:u9vSEpEPtKsXQHs+rXN3uODOIW2HR

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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