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icreinstall_skype_installer.exe

Geryon Ads S.L.

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_skype_installer.exe by Geryon Ads S.L has been detected as adware by 4 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 softwaredll.net and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Geryon Ads S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8e30cd56b327594f96e9251b4ab4735b

SHA-1:
d9f573ef5819d96668efda8718727917c82598d8

SHA-256:
2307324ffd469cedcd9ad6f82ade2f15dbd7339cbb2873c9d97a111708b2a115

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
1/13/2025 6:12:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14921

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PQ (variant)
8.10485

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of itunes_installer.exe (Adware)
2014.12.3.13

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GeryonAdsSL.BB
14.9.30.13

File size:
756 KB (774,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Geryon Ads S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Geryon Ads S.L., OU=IT, O=Geryon Ads S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
71F910550D2DD2713679787B12FF2EA0

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):
12288:rk9Fah9koKcqG7hVkeL8lZBlXXsI5EDFOXsUxtvNSuxHerGzOSp:rSFgxpqGDhClMIqAVsB4

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.8892

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_skype_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://softwaredll.net/downloader/.../download_skype.php

http://softwareforfree.net/.../skype.php

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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