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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 dw1.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:
7385b8e2de0fbce21ffe503396888e4d

SHA-1:
fb946af608ca8c53617558839a684fa0e260f6d7

SHA-256:
e2f78f87052f6ee72685eacc36e500f03e8e22b45cf18aa3d6f2942452db2c4c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
12/25/2024 1:42:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
590.6 KB (604,760 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:
Media Ingea SL

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:AAyMJfsGQJN3LSNhWX85/mJFsxRjzYrxDZGpz6Anlox2T//qCjQfi8A:AAyMJfszJN+DW0j4+zNLq4Q1A

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 2 URLs.

http://dw1.uptodown.com/dm/1381774308/.../ares-2-1-8-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-win-setup.exe

http://downloads.uptodown.net/.../ares-2.1.7.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)

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