» icreinstall_vlcmediaplayer.exe
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icreinstall_vlcmediaplayer.exe

Program Application internet

SuperSetup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_vlcmediaplayer.exe, “Program Application internet Setup ” by SuperSetup (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

Installer (signed by SuperSetup (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Program Application internet

Description:

Program Application internet Setup

MD5:

2a3c12028d43605d1f5f647ad14c38c1

SHA-1:

9be223277ff596d79cdea530d2d08b384f73bb94

SHA-256:

ca1be32bbe7087325d67173ec1a1445d04df394b57218a1aa6dfe5499f6089ea

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

11/1/2024 9:24:07 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

PUA/InstallCore.Gen4

7.11.216.200

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.15319

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.RO

21392

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.XA potentially unwanted (variant)

9.11313

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI

15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of pdfreader_setup.exe (Adware)

2015.6.25.19

VIPRE Antivirus

InstallCore

38384

File size:

703.9 KB (720,840 bytes)

Product version:

2.8

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SuperSetup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

2/24/2015 9:49:59 PM

Valid to:

2/25/2016 9:49:59 PM

Subject:

CN=SuperSetup (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=SuperSetup (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

112151333A79B18A71B659CF234378E6341E

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 8:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:v1FIaxFrwjNItn/HoP16rk0wDj7zkFJzZCDmu+TuY01sy5NfKtTMdn4dxRAQdD:vDIgEGnfo96rvw/kFCDmu+T4/cVMd4SQ

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:

7.8477

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 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)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com (65.254.40.36:80)

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