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Install_WinsockxpFix.exe

Snapfiles.com

The application Install_WinsockxpFix.exe by Snapfiles.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.snapfiles.com.
Publisher:
Snapfiles.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
37563db3032ee3fc5b40bfa8fb55c1dc

SHA-1:
436c3f156e26e431b897b85a73c3efee3bf11956

SHA-256:
aa32c615d21b8becd8a2421b7e715ffe5db56a34d8154a050b3b60cc0c1fc309

Scanner detections:
5 / 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.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 5:45:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.142.76

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ES (variant)
8.9658

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14408

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

File size:
587 KB (601,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\install_winsockxpfix.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Snapfiles.com

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/20/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/21/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Snapfiles.com, O=Snapfiles.com, STREET=4044 W Lake Mary Blvd. Unit 104-350, L=Lake Mary, S=FL, PostalCode=32746, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
629AFCFDCF30956CB91FD9D0AD4E3D32

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KyMJfsG7dbXlsQmZG5lmenJ+v072+WAo17M2lEO8Vex2Ymn:KyMJfsohXlMIPi5A6iDeIB

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:
7.8410

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://www.snapfiles.com/.../dlwinsockxpfix.php

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