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installer.exe

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The application installer.exe, “Program Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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 dorothywise.blob.core.windows.net.
Publisher:
Generic

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
1.8.5.0

MD5:
8531c5036eafd56f2a28137186b72f8b

SHA-1:
dad6a3cd4c2b5d62276b26ff4945c2d9164c0d99

SHA-256:
bdb67fa01053203b9c182b2294989bd35925f75f65da3e6c2b8f9a0c59714ba9

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 2:45:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15124

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
14.0.0.1021

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.12.04.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore
3.12.26.4

File size:
1021.2 KB (1,045,708 bytes)

Product version:
3.4

Copyright:
Program Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:79eW7OihR0TJYUnnc5fOWMNKJ8/S0lvgv4mMBTlP0QjcpMXVJoT:7QIOih4JYUn6fOWMNbfNgvjGpf8

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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Entropy:
7.9805

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://dorothywise.blob.core.windows.net/.../installer.exe

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