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hotmail_setup.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application hotmail_setup.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Quick Downloader installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloader.inbox2me.com.
Publisher:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a75e3dcde1bc725d62b6aba84b519e6b

SHA-1:
f694a4915ef5156899666e5a15356576684d178b

SHA-256:
fe341dbbe5f24f63b102a43a475ccacf83609f4a04a99bb77fe5f44c2f683a8d

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
2/24/2025 11:02:08 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:OutBrowse-CH [PUP]
160711-1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.VU
2015.0.4604

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BX potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.QuickDow.Bundler (M)
16.7.28.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
50750

File size:
617.3 KB (632,072 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\hotmail_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/8/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/8/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

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

Serial number:
00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tyMJfsG7wtequI7zNU/bOqkVp0ZlD6iINeW9SoBh9qHmqWu:tyMJfsKwYiCT1kVpsOiRk0mqW

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:
7.7913

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=eyJweSI6ImliIiwicnMiOiJnb29nbGUiLCJydCI6InNlYXJjaCIsImMiOiJ1cyIsIm8iOiJ3aW43IiwiYiI6ImllMTAiLCJ1X2lkIjoiaWJfNTI1YjFkMjFhMTRlNjcuNDQxNDI3MDQiLCJwYV9pZCI6IjAiLCJzdF9pZCI6IjAiLCJzcF9pZCI6IjAwMDMtMDAwMCIsInRzIjoxMzgxNzAyOTQ1LCJrdyI6ImhvdG1haWwgc2lnbiBpbiBlbWFpbCIsImN1IjoiaG90bWFpbCBzaWduIGluIGVtYWlsIn0=

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