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google_sketchup_pro_.exe

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AVSoftware

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google_sketchup_pro_.exe, “Installer Setup ” by AVSoftware 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.nextadbulkranch.com.
Publisher:
Program App Web   (signed by AVSoftware)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
5.1.5.0

MD5:
44aa25e36c8684f8ff654c8b1e90b210

SHA-1:
6f89a8576e2eebf1cb075d75514e89d709fcc015

SHA-256:
3691a7bf1d779559d623f35b37adb9f1f288659a9b16ee6e001f8b7968d68234

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:
11/6/2024 12:46:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.10.0

File size:
785.7 KB (804,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.1

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/19/2015 11:56:38 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2016 11:56:38 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware, O=AVSoftware, L=Sofia, C=BG

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

Serial number:
112124448F1FA45FB449861B311C88593985

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xHda90H6NHkT37x49h8uAAmS2Tkmfhdmvh7QMQb6Hk9Yn/b60kAfwT2+pHTER:xHdA0B7K9j1okmfUUMQb8xTkK8NTO

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 google_sketchup_pro_.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.nextadbulkranch.com/c?x=WZ2IZ1clCNPmUjIzO6QUJ89Q/5IoW02dhibNj75xnsc=&c=wFbyrlSKUGxy2E49a9ZTlEgsCS4LlDlwaXPWv359zw7M7z3QzTuT0LXgisgX85sDzzpYbeSV7b1/TTbnB1N7NW26BF/eQt0oS47lPGrND/0Ydnaa4bUTsS2sQsuHxi41&fallback_url=http://.../setup.exe&downloadAs=Google_SketchUp_Pro_.exe

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