icreinstall_facebook-messenger.exe

NextRadioTV

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_facebook-messenger.exe by NextRadioTV 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
NextRadioTV  (signed and verified)

MD5:
322d300bbc5b84b72305430005fae4d0

SHA-1:
fe3fd6cc0f6c049d8ad682ddb2b5186e1877cabe

SHA-256:
8ea03be243477f5c2b5077c1a164197496523294d37e3ed9132913e66b73b58e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The installer is a co-bundle distribution utility that might contain adware or various unwanted programs. While the software it is providing is typically clean, the donwload manager offers could be classified as unwanted.

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 12:11:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.10.31.2

File size:
1 MB (1,089,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_facebook-messenger.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/6/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/6/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=NextRadioTV, O=NextRadioTV, STREET=12 rue d Oradour sur Glane, L=Paris, S=IDF, PostalCode=75015, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F6B0E6D7739316BE77DBC3CE3EF38235

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SXtwlk3ZXS+fIGFaJnVV5NlpzNWMYLMqw9jUJXzv3vqp:gNJigIGFaVxpzNWMOM0J7

Entry address:
0xCAC70

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 28, 50, 41, 00, E8, E3, FD, FF, FF, 44, 61, 48, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 40, 61, 48, 00, 8B, C0, 53, 56, BE, E0, 55, 48, 00, 83, 3E, 00, 75, 3A, 68, 44, 06, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, A8, FF, FF, FF, 8B, C8, 85, C9, 75, 05, 33, C0, 5E, 5B, C3, A1, DC, 55, 48, 00, 89, 01, 89, 0D, DC, 55, 48, 00, 33, D2, 8B, C2, 03, C0, 8D, 44, C1, 04, 8B, 1E, 89, 18, 89, 06, 42, 83, FA, 64, 75, EC, 8B, 06, 8B, 10, 89, 16, 5E, 5B, C3, 90, 89, 00, 89, 40, 04, C3, 8B, C0, 53, 56, 8B, F2, 8B, D8, E8, 9D, FF, FF...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

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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