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icreinstall_pivot_hrdc_ns.exe

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_pivot_hrdc_ns.exe has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. 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:
652fc8ee874a5db1861f8365a261e688

SHA-1:
464537afbea7628cd440e75550e945db4259cb16

SHA-256:
d7b8b5dd0582b735c01b49a88f6f52baf0b4572fd4922878c6d14a9dc691a669

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 5:34:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Cloda56.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.DN (variant)
8.9289

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.175.10837

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.01.16.09

McAfee
Artemis!652FC8EE874A
5600.7249

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14114

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

File size:
1.7 MB (1,765,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:ClJfssZ0AUVIAq7L2+2r93yqrOe+C+GDxxZRdG2:CdwiLwNyqrOe+C+exFdG2

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file icreinstall_pivot_hrdc_ns.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://s5898.chomikuj.pl/File.aspx?e=lAQKbLVexc4GuVYuHp18dLdpomEVFip4dbJdzLin57N2nDBPbEqNUh9c54xjKkudKFX7w3sdFCGKZQO0R3WW1-F9fTSIDzbTEaNsof3vZjv7JWFA5pA81L2XlFG0PZdTC_4toSnrX0wRuYTUk6djq7QpUejzluFU5YoSG9sKbCE&pv=2

http://s5898.chomikuj.pl/File.aspx?e=lAQKbLVexc4GuVYuHp18dLdpomEVFip4dbJdzLin57N6e_VdzNmOQhyo_vBGLacQ0wvQ4cZxJX47MrELAytDYpLE-qQM2sa5zJ3HaUuYId4SxJymSpT-Usb7RXQJc04yIwMW9AwVl1RdwOBpMtIIDvn45QKSFqWdD522eVLq96g&pv=2

http://s5898.chomikuj.pl/File.aspx?e=lAQKbLVexc4GuVYuHp18dLdpomEVFip4dbJdzLin57MKhxZWbYDxeWQ2j2s2p71odE32vVOILClvNbfJ-SoI5cDzkIkzCwIRKZuhjHFmuOYP8kBlLXk9G5jAV104mY72r90IvmLEzP3lPKIUHJnSadcbQ6KA_lVufSVnsKlEPVo&pv=2

http://s5898.chomikuj.pl/File.aspx?e=lAQKbLVexc4GuVYuHp18dLdpomEVFip4dbJdzLin57Ns4-0OrBaNHhKI8VXlrjoyjB1IC5sPs_q79Y3OZIC60tgrzLHg03dZWQMG7hYZXrfmmtZw4-HKHBYsGykYPK-ddET2kvHXkzje2t9sDkSPFiCM_haP3jArVg7Yb4kOcXk&pv=2

http://dnld.ironcustapps.com/cust/pivotstick/.../Pivot_hrdc_ns.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-49-170-39.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.49.170.39:80)

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