icreinstall_ares-2-2-5-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-nl-pl-cz-dk-fi-se-tr-win-setup.exe

Media Ingea SL

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_ares-2-2-5-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-nl-pl-cz-dk-fi-se-tr-win-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from dw3.uptodown.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
23c3c6774a3cc033ffe16bd2d85b805d

SHA-1:
0f1d5e1285b00ef531e8cc9befacb15755f1a8e1

SHA-256:
dcda0be77348435a9b83e9c004c7516d259576eb7d2cefe1cf93f9891db68cf2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

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:
12/26/2024 8:42:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MediaIngea.Installer (M)
16.1.6.1

File size:
602.2 KB (616,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_ares-2-2-5-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-nl-pl-cz-dk-fi-se-tr-win-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/1/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Media Ingea SL, O=Media Ingea SL, STREET="Pirandello 16, planta 2", L=Malaga, S=Malaga, PostalCode=29010, C=ES

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

Serial number:
00C034A59569FF794D7687FB8D40A50D76

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:QUgMJfsGFoLVqBd1tVCGzU05NtAoDOZ00QR69g/OEVWHL8s:wMJfs+eVY1TyTTG4H

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 icreinstall_ares-2-2-5-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-nl-pl-cz-dk-fi-se-tr-win-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dw3.uptodown.com/dm/1387320970/.../ares-2-2-5-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-nl-pl-cz-dk-fi-se-tr-win-setup.exe

http://dw3.uptodown.com/dm/1387756969/.../ares-2-2-5-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-nl-pl-cz-dk-fi-se-tr-win-setup.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)