icreinstall_hpphotosmart5524userguide.exe

Installer

LiveSoftAction

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_hpphotosmart5524userguide.exe, “Installer Setup ” by LiveSoftAction 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 SIEN SuperInstall 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:
Web Installer   (signed by LiveSoftAction)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
5.6.2.3

MD5:
1de2efa191bb171b3ea2d657e404d232

SHA-1:
c881267540f52142d4f437f3e6fef645b3e746ee

SHA-256:
2d0af10316ce0ecb999c000c6a6b3679ec134ad7c7bd21d615635226854e2408

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This is a modified installer that uses the Appscion to bundle adware.

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:
12/24/2024 6:43:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Sien (M)
17.3.7.19

File size:
670.3 KB (686,432 bytes)

Product version:
3.0

Copyright:
Program internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SIEN SuperInstall (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_hpphotosmart5524userguide.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/13/2015 1:33:32 PM

Valid to:
4/13/2016 1:33:32 PM

Subject:
CN=LiveSoftAction, O=LiveSoftAction, L=Bucharest, C=RO

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112170A29B7B1C44372416B604F9BB1609CC

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

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 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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