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horizon-setup.exe

Application Web

Daring Development Inc.

The application horizon-setup.exe, “Application Web Setup ” by Daring Development has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.toursnewvaults.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by Daring Development Inc.)

Product:
Application Web

Description:
Application Web Setup

MD5:
8693a6779fac2bb2f6acea98c238db45

SHA-1:
c2a5ee8ae9d6febdb9e68d729d9501014acb8289

SHA-256:
71bdfbbfa9b04f740a7dc52b20d308b8f7d20165650b3f70139089f2ae139a11

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:34:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.2960

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7237

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12375

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/11/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2015.10.11.02

McAfee
Artemis!8693A6779FAC
5600.6616

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.11.2

File size:
968.5 KB (991,760 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.4

Copyright:
Internet installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\horizon-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Daring Development Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/18/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/19/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Daring Development Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Daring Development Inc., L=Mamaroneck, S=New York, C=US

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:
459F52EE0DAEC49DD60050DD4433D2C7

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:rfqtty/+VxPiOy7hOSoKiD99bbN54lb7G7SkG/MuYlyZgivMi/pLG:rSU+LZyHWjH34l31kQcIZgGlG

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9327

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file horizon-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.toursnewvaults.com/c?x=RUb9aV9I25fsxrTY2oNhSXTKkKfqNs2GD10joTNMfYs=&c=Il65250Naaf8s 6 27uMNl0chIdWdThXDlnmjT9v3iH7b4J/4l0Ej2xuevaYktrHi0gYdl87tk4lt3MojpEk5i33lUOC0DhT2mgRL65FICNx L1NBiF63oG6ACRU8pFbp/AUYwsXXfUWoOpb2kT1Dw==&downloadAs=Horizon-Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://www.horizonmb.com/client/.../latest.php

http://www.toursnewvaults.com/c?x= Q6wPeE4GOClBUmqegPs3TY8pCiOxL78TuzCp0sTbU=&c=ckOfgaGIfWpNAfvVE4b9WQK6eIP5zJdTRUJAuo4vKQfJBttp6UWDZMMce50Lq1iIH9YzwiABrPhH4EUie29J3y3YHqrc3Mx2TgWkEkhAcrtDOGzudF6dFqV0DMKanH5JyiFzCv8BdRDGVFh7/1cEXrZh fApfvTGBfy6Gmn4Gh0=&downloadAs=Horizon-Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://www.horizonmb.com/client/.../latest.php

http://www.siteadvisor.com/restricted.html?domain=http://www.toursnewvaults.com/c?x=UdYVN6 seWDhwIOsplplvH7XvXKt5tfQnyhhiY70nbY=&c=SlUFR6acUb6NoE7tBenwzaxYXbXwEbak2lzIfvYShs9urNUulTgPwVzOrbWKnI31GtuleT0pzIvxl7cbWl Y2jKS 9UCKDZrxFEt73ZzM4yArGbywHW/H2 TcnWSKlvszAsmZzvydBYOW8b4EWrpOQ==&downloadAs=Horizon-Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://www.horizonmb.com/client/.../latest.php&originalURL=1324140301&pip=false&premium=false&client_uid=826622208&client_ver=3.7.0.190&client_type=IEPlugin&suite=true&aff_id=662-1&locale=en_us&ui=1&os_ver=6.1.1.0

http://www.toursnewvaults.com/c?x=UgpjjGId4waUHn1/NQfhkVv8R942kgA6u0Ub28G9r0U=&c=nwcnhY3kdNBfiLcCfvOQLAB2RbppKttEx/PibD8NPulpn5gAaS/zrcUMgkM7qimg7dZ8nQIGvsgceBDhldM25oGyNKZsGT9YfPfqKLqp6IY2Zh6Rt7AOu9MJ/Mm6BMDkDAzY4Tg592mIKsWAgi8sqNfkmTJ4NzxZju7V9yJF1kA=&downloadAs=Horizon-Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://www.horizonmb.com/client/.../latest.php

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