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icreinstall_fbstatusemoticons.exe

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_fbstatusemoticons.exe has been detected as adware by 16 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. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform.
MD5:
76c3bbf7ae17ef0bc0894c6c4f2f8862

SHA-1:
0753ffd32a128f3fe9a8bb5b82e602b9bfac3733

SHA-256:
ea9afa0ed355f66a7e8abf71f29943af4f783b952b36f8c6f8005cccb47807e6

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 12:27:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.117.238

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
2014.9-131227

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.~CF
17385

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.125
9.0.1.0361

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CF (variant)
7.9132

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_facebookunfriendfinder.exe (Adware)
2014.1.5.17

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10410

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2013.12.27.05

McAfee
Artemis!76C3BBF7AE17
5600.7269

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.163.1557.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.131225

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0818
7.2.361

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
24016

File size:
600.8 KB (615,264 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_fbstatusemoticons.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):
12288:1RkOyMJfsG66SGy54x5TkzDtJVjIvf/O4X2yIx5fgr0ecDOQ6eaUjBILmBBHgrFb:sOyMJfsxGy5M5ozNjaf/TpK5fA0sQ6eS

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file icreinstall_fbstatusemoticons.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://113.171.224.245/.../FBStatusEmoticons.exe

http://113.171.224.243/.../FBStatusEmoticons.exe

http://download-sites.pc-gizmos.com/.../FBStatusEmoticons.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)

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