icreinstall_c.exe

Web software

House of Life

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_c.exe, “Web software Setup ” by House of Life 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 www.centerfilescentral.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by House of Life)

Product:
Web software

Description:
Web software Setup

MD5:
7e51236e847ba69c558fddc2445e3c0a

SHA-1:
a80286fb9991b06628803eeb7651d68b22322343

SHA-256:
5b50461f1c02bf640a1f418c1c52a005f38c6b6343815c564e38492367803033

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/17/2024 9:54:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.HouseofLife.Installer (M)
16.1.7.7

File size:
999.5 KB (1,023,464 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

Copyright:
Web Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/13/2015 9:30:00 PM

Valid to:
5/13/2017 9:29:59 PM

Subject:
CN=House of Life, OU=Property, O=House of Life, STREET=Oelnes, L=Sogndal, S=Outside United States, PostalCode=6856, C=NO

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

Serial number:
7D10B220FDFA59C2BD4E1AF300EBA218

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:52:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VbcrD+rzlzSonFDxaTUFdF6p6v5pFgRsWVCWr:VQrA9hF1iUWVCWr

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9243

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_c.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://www.centerfilescentral.com/c?x=5CuWUOXpLboY4NxtbMCjZxOAhp0T3N6KcjdWFL5gOTU=&c=NZzJvxqsuV4z 9DTruaq4TMCDzV7lGqdF3s1RxJfMaMBF/YvOmLrvMfmCMI/znurGcR3fczCgu5JCD1wo9144RFk1qbY8hMm5vW7pDwgf5CHoRN6 WAb2/FOT57i95H0&downloadAs=BitlordSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.bitlord.com/.../BitLordSetup.exe

http://www.centerfilescentral.com/c?x=6vDW2CFsjyIRSJdFvy4PdRcHrR5s7nLOLIpRlx LP8E=&c=MKKG1ywKViNbpe1CSLkGX4k/mv4sC9IpNdVyVZzQtAgGtP7rlaIYdw5mXI7o0kPm8aQzQkcG9oZCzTZfqH/qT0cjvC0Mcg191HZloTL6d4riHPwqJIsXFxRPMf6Qpv9G&downloadAs=BitlordSetup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.bitlord.com/.../BitLordSetup.exe

Latest 30 of 157 download URLs

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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