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icreinstall_office suite.exe

Download and Install Ltd

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_office suite.exe by Download and Install has been detected as adware by 15 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from install.downloadscenter.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Download and Install Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f476c748b3414b632249ad68bab95e72

SHA-1:
04c71e78d0fdf5b0ac6c8167e7674f5f2aa7ebcb

SHA-256:
9cebb92b1f3309fc7e90b09eb910035b92e334d32a8c076d4f66e4f033e155e8

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 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:
12/28/2024 11:10:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AegisLab AV Signature
BDS-Hupigon.Gen
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.VJ
2014.0.4040

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/17/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-dbe1ec51
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.1.7.8.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbdd
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.642592
14.10.17.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.f35
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadandInstall.Y
14.10.17.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.141015

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
33706

File size:
627.5 KB (642,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download and Install Ltd

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/22/2012 2:33:56 AM

Valid to:
9/14/2014 11:31:22 AM

Subject:
CN=Download and Install Ltd, O=Download and Install Ltd, L=London, S=London, C=GB

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
082658FA2A383E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:c2XyMJfsGn9NGHy8nydSNzidTjBYj0m2nMqzXGe9zRsHN2j2vJ9H6fT:cayMJfsCNiydSSE2Hzr9zy1R9cT

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7542

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://install.downloadscenter.com/installer/.../download?s=yb&k= free office microsoft&q=microsoft office 365 free version&m=b&ad=3442350531

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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