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icreinstall_installer_winsockxpfix.exe

Internet Generic

WebAttack, Inc.

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_installer_winsockxpfix.exe, “Internet Generic Setup ” by WebAttack has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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.
Publisher:
Generic Installer   (signed by WebAttack, Inc.)

Product:
Internet Generic

Description:
Internet Generic Setup

Version:
2.8.3.7

MD5:
95e3fa33447f46d0147556d8af973aa1

SHA-1:
b967cddcdcb8ee7852c6eadc12b337987ef8f281

SHA-256:
8ea90552e693c890455fa47fa956bb36c2d0af95c47b2f6c7d798a9d674753fd

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
12/27/2024 10:01:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2913

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151126

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7062

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YK potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12074

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
15.11.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Webattack
v2015.11.26.09

McAfee
Artemis!95E3FA33447F
5600.6569

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.WebAttack.Installer (M)
15.11.26.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
42788

File size:
690.6 KB (707,144 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.7

Copyright:
Program Software Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebAttack, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/23/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/24/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="WebAttack, Inc.", O="WebAttack, Inc.", STREET="4044 W. Lake Mary Blvd., Unit# 104-350", L=Lake Mary, S=Florida, PostalCode=32746, C=US

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

Serial number:
3523D0B421916B3196E7D04C1183676D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:i2aPpVa/Q+rHbC4gmyF6d1GZrAr69K2rGyDNwnleobFPAS58g:i2aPKprHbC48FeSM+ilXbJ

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:
7.8833

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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)

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