icreinstall_installer.exe

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_installer.exe 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, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
MD5:
484eb55cf0f6d0c166edcec2e8527b36

SHA-1:
dd6c66e7ac1804d3aae4d5323988a7a8453f7788

SHA-256:
2562d6dc8542e98b64d9878b0e617a5603c4a819e77c21971c8c898c2c048817

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 7:28:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RE (M)
16.2.28.20

File size:
1 MB (1,081,472 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vedL82b3lNPtjxvqC72DxxczienYV29XiiqdUDwWQox:2dLtb3l9hpqCKczienYV29yhL

Entry address:
0xC9620

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 98, CC, 41, 00, E8, 37, DC, FF, FF, 00, 81, E6, 00, 00, FF, FF, 89, 73, 04, 6A, 04, 68, 00, 20, 00, 00, 56, 55, E8, 80, FD, FF, FF, 89, 03, 83, 3B, 00, 74, 23, 8B, D3, B8, E4, 85, 46, 00, E8, F5, FD, FF, FF, 84, C0, 75, 13, 68, 00, 80, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 8B, 03, 50, E8, 62, FD, FF, FF, 33, C0, 89, 03, 5D, 5F, 5E, 5B, C3, 90, 53, 56, 57, 55, 83, C4, EC, 89, 4C, 24, 04, 89, 14, 24, C7, 44, 24, 08, FF, FF, FF, FF, 33, D2, 89, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, E8, 8B, 04, 24, 03, C5, 89, 44, 24, 10, 8B...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
818 KB (837,632 bytes)

The file icreinstall_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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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