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icreinstall_lg-smart-share.exe

Gufotig

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_lg-smart-share.exe, “Gufotig Setup ” by UpdateStar GmbH 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softwareflashbinaries.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Mog   (signed by UpdateStar GmbH)

Product:
Gufotig

Description:
Gufotig Setup

Version:
4.3.5.6

MD5:
8afaa9cbeafa6ea9604fe9ee648b8bad

SHA-1:
c48d480e050bb9d414ce19586345479999039a91

SHA-256:
ca994fe67e002fa6ce74335bcb9c6959e3b05794faca1c057b1a71c3460933c9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 7:23:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.UpdateSt.Installer (M)
16.3.18.6

File size:
1 MB (1,053,208 bytes)

Product version:
2.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_lg-smart-share.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/25/2016 1:35:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2017 5:24:09 PM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

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

Serial number:
1121C7585A2F5B2218EC6B36D472BA6496D8

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):
24576:YQkKEY7qm/1wv048SkSagBSufwL1yKma/ABEbqiomQnuubfVYaatG:YXK7qm/is48aagcLkKma/ABELomYuKtO

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_lg-smart-share.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.softwareflashbinaries.com/c?x=JlldGGviWkskaoG5fGRXmT8i7meQtF1XWnfGPebti0c=&c=prF0ShzVxd5xYDytsjkCK9RQflUi4HkEMTwfkIuheOMNuu3/bEPJdpjELSQrPjKY1bRtOn/InyOvSZtIfRaQdEmXSN qIerrjFszLozJJcT d3uwGzHIV1URg00OvzgT&downloadAs=lg-smart-share.exe&fallback_url=http://plex-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/.../Plex-Media-Server-v0.9.502-en-US.exe

http://www.giftflashapplication.com/c?x=oFouHL4E5wX9peViTVYSdxKPtLG/VO0fpr6DzdT4czk=&c=H JOegJ7UPzD6hokuXdKoku6Bb3Hv8xJ0SFzQ8OxihmvY 6bNIhXxxdH/nZ78y3XUbrUvHgEpYmn8NKFdVWQHfPMcfTxQ7gGnrv9DhPqCbbbmgU8dvXKZqlPj5kUWXiX&downloadAs=lg-smart-share.exe&fallback_url=http://plex-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/.../Plex-Media-Server-v0.9.502-en-US.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)

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