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installer.exe

The application installer.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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.safebitscapital.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
6ef2b7adb9dc45d15584a08216b0db2c

SHA-1:
9cd4ae929fa0c003a93e0f3ee9c388cdc3d13b47

SHA-256:
6925e46f020a5a4c0bebfb7c5cae880dcb9a1aedad7c7a537fa5236b60d786ea

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
11/8/2024 12:06:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2016.02.26

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

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Bundler (M)
16.3.7.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.InstallCore!1.A30C [F]
23.00.65.16228

File size:
500.4 KB (512,360 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\installer.exe

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Fwu9hcoeCUb8R+PB+WnE4foPzURSm13C8Cstz:FR9eR8R+I6E6oPzeSmJz

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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Entropy:
7.9735

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 4 URLs.

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

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

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

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

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