hypercam.exe

IronInstall

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application hypercam.exe by IronInstall 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from 50ftwares.com.
Publisher:
IronInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bd1a1015b884e9a7b510c247762ba58c

SHA-1:
1612b821ad34b1212b1860042322401ecbfc010d

SHA-256:
d544a0f2de0ca7800b3449d9dda5bb31a6e82981fa43988e4375e12a81e5866b

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 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:
11/16/2024 7:50:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
160215-2

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.101, Adware.InstallCore.122
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.103267
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BU potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

F-Secure
Variant.Strictor.103267
5.15.21

Norman
Gen:Variant.Strictor.103267
29.02.2016 05:46:54

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.IronInst (M)
16.3.19.5

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
47848

File size:
598.6 KB (612,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/20/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/20/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IronInstall, O=IronInstall, STREET=63 Rothschild Blvd., L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
2DC5BB8E9D823CD0C4F09AE859BBBEAC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GfbBnyMJfsWCYNosnh1NzjNOqYT9h1IlN6XKGYdOCuBKuAf+uy+:GFnyMJfspeh1xjUTzW6XDYOCuAuS+uy+

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

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