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hotmail_setup.exe

The application hotmail_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 downloader.inbox2me.com.
MD5:
d3dafb743623e605856d3c7d8aa7a003

SHA-1:
a929e62b1d3bd0a9e2f2f7b53ecd3baca9c16628

SHA-256:
4b6de9322a0318442a095bc86b58e8a3b674c3f8e1d273088196e625f1fe54cd

Scanner detections:
13 / 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.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 10:33:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen7
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:OutBrowse-CH [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
OutBrowse
2016.0.3081

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16221

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmpf
0.30.24.2086

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core'
5.15

Total Defense
Win32/InstallCore.A!generic
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40786

File size:
612.9 KB (627,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZyMJfsGLobgGZ2SihvKPxb0Z9nsgbir6gqqrn+7sw57h0:ZyMJfsCGgGgvhvKPF6sgbiOgqK+79F0

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8068

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://downloader.inbox2me.com/download.php?id=69afd6a4b041d994838352d2a8a6c2742219a5cd&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImliIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJnYiIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImNoMjkiLCJ1X2lkIjoiaWJfNTIyZjAzZTIwODc1OTYuODQwMDMyMzciLCJwYV9pZCI6IjAiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDMtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzc4ODEzMDI5LCJrdyI6InNpZ24gaW4iLCJjdSI6InNpZ24gaW4ifQ==

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