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icreinstall_microsoft_wordpad.exe

Mesesa

Webcellence Ltd

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_microsoft_wordpad.exe, “Mesesa Setup ” by Webcellence 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. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Webcellence Ltd (signed and verified)

Product:

Mesesa

Description:

Mesesa Setup

MD5:

78a50f59d5e4bb591c5e986527657c45

SHA-1:

c36017fdc77b8d33f488ad1b453f3a78cf2010a6

SHA-256:

6836902987437ad820dd18ebdc3b8ec7b93d136d97dc44f9c3a4c153a728b797

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

11/28/2024 3:32:46 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore (M)

17.3.16.8

File size:

1.2 MB (1,264,144 bytes)

Product version:

3.6.9

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Swedish (Sweden)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_microsoft_wordpad.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Webcellence Ltd

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

2/4/2016 1:13:02 PM

Valid to:

2/4/2017 1:13:02 PM

Subject:

CN=Webcellence Ltd, O=Webcellence Ltd, L=Ora, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121C55738C0A5E7493A6E41B5185E81DFD5

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:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 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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