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icreinstall_pmb_updater.exe

Pando Networks, Inc.

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_pmb_updater.exe by Pando Networks has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Pando Networks, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b3953191f5e4dee933960a26339fb76c

SHA-1:
815ce918a2cf57f5e0a3a9346fd9a6f6b3d03d30

SHA-256:
976744c42ae3936bbfbc35624b265c47a1f7140416539b6c586b0a10baf82b97

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 '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:
11/24/2024 12:35:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clod751.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.016

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.GI
8.9285

McAfee
Artemis!B3953191F5E4
5600.7249

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

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1213
7.2.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

File size:
626.7 KB (641,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pando Networks, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/14/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/19/2015 7:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN="Pando Networks, Inc.", O="Pando Networks, Inc.", L=New York, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert High Assurance Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
02FA6D9F74008F3E61A23098BBCE2596

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:syMJfsGQn7rsC3/SqzruSGyzQXL7HxOC/YWoIxHWVQNQB:syMJfsN7oW/S7EQb7Hxm9Qi

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:
7.7818

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 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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