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installer.exe

The application installer.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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.newbundletour.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
486054f4644a200fe3df520896fa3670

SHA-1:
6223ebfa85003cdf46b8b4d362bb0b60307529e7

SHA-256:
eadfd50ce0c3b774b9d107408180173750f4dca066f0eeabe1c732650517e2f5

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
12/27/2024 1:55:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2016.02.28

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160301

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AFO.gen potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

McAfee
Artemis!486054F4644A
5600.6474

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Bundler (M)
16.3.7.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F]
23.00.65.16228

File size:
500.5 KB (512,497 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/27/2015 6:38:55 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Fs6crV6nI07ONmsdZf3/Wx+wrdRw0f3C8pLtJ:Fs6cREI07EmUfcDw07J

Entry address:
0x310D

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 14, 88, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 66, 3D, 06, 00, 74, 11, 53, E8, E4, 2D, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 68, 7C, 91, 40, 00, E8, 65, 2D, 00, 00, 68, 74, 91, 40, 00, E8, 5B, 2D, 00, 00, 68, 68, 91, 40, 00, E8, 51, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0D, E8, B4, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, AD, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 44, EC, 42, 00, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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

http://www.newbundletour.com/.../installer.exe

http://www.updateapplicationsnew.com/.../installer.exe

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