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google-toolbar_setup.exe

My Program

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google-toolbar_setup.exe, “My Program Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH 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:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
c48829d8f8b0781901834be01f2ad7b2

SHA-1:
aea27550c4ec60f56d5883c371319d5a38f8a8a5

SHA-256:
299d4be5cb0dfcf205ddacefbe5561222fbcaafe8c7178631000376ca9e04d95

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:
12/26/2024 3:42:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3384

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28386
9.0.1.0225

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MZ potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of windows-live-messenger-2012_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.24.3

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13043

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.X
14.8.13.2

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10281

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32186

File size:
775.4 KB (794,032 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\google-toolbar_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/27/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

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

Serial number:
5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:opF7KcVCia6pyNvYNqyN53tnq5JvYxfjYIkuDyu:oLXWaNVFV0IFyu

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:
7.7751

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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