icreinstall_c.exe

Cesol

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_c.exe, “Cesol Setup ” 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, 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.
Product:
Cesol

Description:
Cesol Setup

Version:
5.3.4.0

MD5:
5fc6e120d7f130be7c561087a9ed9193

SHA-1:
2be6a837b03ed5b76b06a5742072ecfaed71aee5

SHA-256:
ed1cdf09e9d0e821f3231982dc4b11ae18e287574f1ce13ae10190050967800c

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 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:
11/15/2024 11:26:28 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RE.Installer (M)
16.4.17.17

File size:
959 KB (982,033 bytes)

Product version:
4.8.6

Copyright:
Internet Fast

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_c.exe

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):
24576:Ppas09+b2j18ARkQSK88Cy6h86fubS0nQ+UFfYxJSl:PgsM8afSK88Cyk8/hnQ+UlGK

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file icreinstall_c.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.presentapplicationuniverse.com/c?x=GIt6giPgIhLjpeKqgn4vkUhgYXpF3m19eYlhZsTahfw=&c=PuE6qmpK1Sk4PTEW HHXaAB/5q3/7JHDhkuFpCqm28hyQ28 fHbaDMceellrTJVYzHs5Bh46aZYu3B6ACIW/ AjL1FbvmEqZkO5Odvh9i1IIJao1aXPUQeDYJJLux7 J&fallback_url=http://www.driverupdate.net/.../SlimDrivers-setup.exe&downloadAs=SlimDrivers-25819-dp.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)

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