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Rus

CPC Net adVertising llc

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application install_ccleaner.exe, “Rus Setup ” by CPC Net adVertising llc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Piriform CCleaner but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
CPC Net adVertising llc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Rus

Description:
Rus Setup

Version:
1.4.4.4

MD5:
62f48f168afacb85eecc575c60d4a1f3

SHA-1:
912d7c9f30c3eeff141d873df84bf7d785cd8975

SHA-256:
fc848cb533986623c1bcc12c7d61967d3bb6261a4048a058652cb387898e7429

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
2/26/2025 8:31:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.10.17

File size:
959 KB (982,000 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

Copyright:
Wizard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\install_ccleaner.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPC Net adVertising llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/14/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CPC Net adVertising llc, OU=IT, O=CPC Net adVertising llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3A1AFB5694D65DFB7794393E557E5340

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):
24576:RYioplJbkZOXk4Us+y2gsKkvOqHoCZlfWFEr+Fk6xcJ4oBWYg:R1ElZkZJT42wqlHoCZpW++FnxJ9

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.tourapplicationslaboratory.com/c?x=yII8y9GekIeW7t4p7utVtEGjwaodNE41BTcg13OB7lg=&c=wcZt1trH4i4EzIC0cR2RCtzGIrW4XXLEEQLWdgbtnnV2uQ26yLFV9gfTg9TZqHdRLnNIrWiHA0t0Z6p5cEZUrYAGhGexc5P HyIxKTgDyzJyz1BIgewU8cBkH6NLzv1a&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=install_ccleaner.exe

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