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icreinstall_c.exe

Soft

Download Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_c.exe, “Soft Setup ” by Download Beta (Alpha Criteria) 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Installer Software Web   (signed by Download Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd))

Product:
Soft

Description:
Soft Setup

Version:
3.0.2.8

MD5:
da43be8dad2330aa0bc93ae11fad8b56

SHA-1:
ef82c755d22c018859a6cb090ec2495ce1cf6880

SHA-256:
8fe6ef803c9ffce1ae47e47269020c2fc1c7ab7578ef269ccd4e8f61e385d787

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:
11/5/2024 5:54:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.1.5.2

File size:
983.3 KB (1,006,856 bytes)

Product version:
4.5.3

Copyright:
Web Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 12:50:13 PM

Valid to:
7/27/2016 2:53:04 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd), O=Download Beta (Alpha Criteria Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121B4B4166A3B4A9E9EFB16280151B2BE36

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:oScnIszMQ3TD36PE0gK73YcGBIRlUMSfap1NPnVy:odIsH3TD36M0gsfzIFy1NPnVy

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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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 2 URLs.

http://www.dlsignapps.com/c?x=ZCmSMEVKodoL53p4GvzX9v0gFGqcMIZXFbIS0/dvlRs=&c=8L3wGY2vlQRYMd6qGszIQi4/wmtq6J02clSWHDxdLz9lI3KEsXSC qNfeQ2yLeE94W4hHWQa/SCHrV KPSFf4k7qpbBTnDFRnNSqggJzEK/Kq7yoU lsDiygYM/gou160Y7gmgG 7pnni4SQjwfXbQ==&downloadAs=vlc-setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freedownloadpc.com/vlcmediaplayer/.../start.php

http://www.dlsignapps.com/c?x=DOP/hWonAmsh/S 4G5Rl4i4rS8Z7Kf6 xls fByV4TI=&c=6fj3lc7Pr oIet8YKtsvUL5HHU1JuoQ7Vll6YEuqxSHIR/8JCFY509wX47Kbk112ZjPYeMoVd3xloNz3ZM1JtOF1buOcgmw7TTGN4PlyCBx9SFN3sl9fOfNaMned4YyNpACBhEx3L1eP0YcQ5Dz1QQ==&downloadAs=vlc-setup.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freedownloadpc.com/vlcmediaplayer/.../start.php

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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