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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.stockbitsquick.com.
MD5:
fba89a8891f61f7617fbb45856ff4020

SHA-1:
f323bca5038d9eb084f3a90680898517f79c996d

SHA-256:
1ef4bf9336f7793a7fbde490b55cb123bfeee43a51b26e9cd4ecc283681052d4

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 12:13:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AFY potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.ENG (M)
16.2.26.16

File size:
497.4 KB (509,293 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 3:38:55 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:F5j+EJX/NI59sA8H9eD76kjumIUlL7w6mi3LeI4:FzJC59sA8H9eP62m+c6mkX4

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 URL.

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

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