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icreinstall_hp-universal-print-driver-pcl6-5-5-0-12834-32-bits.exe

Generic Internet

Internet

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_hp-universal-print-driver-pcl6-5-5-0-12834-32-bits.exe, “Generic Internet Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source.
Publisher:
Internet

Product:
Generic Internet

Description:
Generic Internet Setup

Version:
3.0.3.6

MD5:
14083cf2d537feab5bade18c04c7f3c6

SHA-1:
ac7367aea1cf39fc9eba84aef74943d22cd82b47

SHA-256:
6e6c3fd8904af2eee09e49dbdcac6e4c4017de5f132aeb411933be78a5c69711

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

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:
12/27/2024 5:13:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Internet.Installer.Meta (M)
16.3.27.5

File size:
645.6 KB (661,120 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_hp-universal-print-driver-pcl6-5-5-0-12834-32-bits.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tg6dpPWz00wAh8uJ3l5w/VMCNqkIl5teWHCRFqkATurAgyHGhqsQO:tg6dhWfquJV5NHXIXREHmE2

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_hp-universal-print-driver-pcl6-5-5-0-12834-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.bestcontentcenter.com/c?x=pAfGy7VI7IewedLVkit7WbzUHxQ/yCFEusvkPjEAqD8=&c=4s/MyrYRWkcpBOLcIZeVDsILMWAJfOzReniC9OGSY746h7BA9fLfB02JHlM8m5l9cGGalxgvTsh71w1ikOMZng==&fallback_url=http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/.../SoftwareDescription.jsp?swItem=ds-99353-3&taskId=135&swLang=31&swEnvOID=4062&prodNameId=3271558&lang=en&cc=us&mode=2&

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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