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icreinstall_cheat-engine-6-2-en-win-setup.exe

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_cheat-engine-6-2-en-win-setup.exe has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. 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.
MD5:
2544e376bbd36a5e3ccbf6be0432d6c6

SHA-1:
d082d8e59de2f2ecf43d04e6028773d0e71aaa5f

SHA-256:
d8f0c0bd77409a60029f4f4142f8cf7dea91ca60189402687ce8e6ef29c98281

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
12/25/2024 1:35:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.AI
7.11.122.176

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3423

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1474

Bkav FE
W32.Clodb40.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17520

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0185

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BK.Gen potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/InstallCore_BK.gen
7/4/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MediaIngea
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10656

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.07.04.03

McAfee
Artemis!EBE71C60DD6C
5600.7079

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140704

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.j
14.7.4.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUA.XPACK-LNR!1.5594
23.00.65.14702

Sophos
InstallCore ToDownload
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1208
7.2.185

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
23870

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_cheat-engine-6-2-en-win-setup.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):
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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Entropy:
7.8243

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file icreinstall_cheat-engine-6-2-en-win-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dw8.uptodown.com/dm/1385777063/.../cheat-engine-6-2-en-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)

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