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InstallCore© Installer SDK 4.1

Volonet Ltd

The application facemoods.exe, “InstallCore© Installer ” by Volonet has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.facemoods.com.
Publisher:
InstallCore© Technologies   (signed by Volonet Ltd)

Product:
InstallCore© Installer SDK 4.1

Description:
InstallCore© Installer

Version:
1, 0, 0, 9

MD5:
9957b0472bc21740d1424781d6306277

SHA-1:
e58ff9cbe7974428f646b63053e61458e2d061cf

SHA-256:
ac16b1e03aab08de644426e9fcbb55130af1d67240a07daac3a5683c4bcc3696

Scanner detections:
20 / 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.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 12:54:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.108.198

avast!
Win32:InstallCore-J [PUP]
2014.9-140807

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1487

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.503000
1.0.20.1095

Dr.Web
Adware.Funmoods.3
9.0.1.039

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.503000
8.14.08.07.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore (variant)
8.8944

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/7/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.I.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Adware.Generic.503000
14.8.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11278

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.3441

McAfee
Artemis!2F4B6F6CEBFE
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.503000
15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallToolbar.crpgoq
0.28.0.58101

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Volonet.J
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallCore!1.9DE1
23.00.65.14805

Sophos
Generic PUA OF
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0722
7.2.219

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0CE413
10.465.07

File size:
431.7 KB (442,072 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 9

Copyright:
Copyright InstallCore© Technology 4.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\facemoods.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Volonet Ltd

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
11/23/2010 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/23/2012 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Volonet Ltd, O=Volonet Ltd, STREET=hazfira 19, L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=67778, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
27228002C4368B8985B0D57BC7FE75CC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HklTGXZ7MNLGC1QWkMX6uPirEihRgqzlIKb:HkIpoy9WkK62+EiXZzlIKb

Entry address:
0xE34A0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 49, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, F6, FF, C7, 87, 10, 27, 0A, 00, F2, 7E, DB, 21, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
284 KB (290,816 bytes)

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

http://i.facemoods.com/gppc/.../Facemoods.exe

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