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icreinstall_freeyoutubedownloaderinstalleric.exe

WorldSetup

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_freeyoutubedownloaderinstalleric.exe by WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2250d959ed5c63001a4751dc7f077ce6

SHA-1:
917cdffc8f60956f92add2f1fc6db39e09ac7abd

SHA-256:
5b468b2d4b0aacfeca401171af483e597b7fc2571c9d1cf8b022c5f1972f7998

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
11/2/2024 9:35:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.132.200

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.051

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IO (variant)
8.9446

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/20/2014

McAfee
Artemis!2250D959ED5C
5600.7213

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WorldSetup.m
14.2.20.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14218

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

File size:
618.9 KB (633,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WorldSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0vpwdkBvh244RfcApOuviikSL07pfh4qfNQqLO18E8sz2bB:0vSw+STikwqfXK1D8/l

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:
7.7695  (probably packed)

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_freeyoutubedownloaderinstalleric.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/31/28/.../FreeYouTubeDownloaderInstallerIC.exe

http://softsonic.net/ed58acd3-b92b-4641-acf1-e85e45fd911d/app/s/2d88f2fa-1eed-43dd-bc8a-07fa092024ca/p/.../FreeYouTubeDownloaderInstallerIC.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/22/42/.../FreeYouTubeDownloaderInstallerIC.exe

http://files.static.softfinder.com/programs/0c/00/58/f6/74/8f/d5/a7/f2/70/7e/71/af/3f/64/.../free-youtube-downloader-35187-windows_softfinder.com.exe

http://ng1.softwaretop.net/2014/.../free-youtube-downloader_35187.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/.../15/.../FreeYouTubeDownloaderInstallerIC.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/35/24/.../FreeYouTubeDownloaderInstallerIC.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/08/35/.../FreeYouTubeDownloaderInstallerIC.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/49/77/.../FreeYouTubeDownloaderInstallerIC.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/.../68/.../FreeYouTubeDownloaderInstallerIC.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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