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installer_adblock_plus_2_2_4_spanish.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_adblock_plus_2_2_4_spanish.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cc6f52dadddce0c434d4386fd60c373d

SHA-1:
a3ed70e669d989859e6a8445ffec31eb410b148e

SHA-256:
1d8292d58cf81238ec979255888f1c8fe5b1b44ea41cb63b2ce823a699c7552b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 7:32:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.12.17

File size:
5.2 MB (5,501,808 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_adblock_plus_2_2_4_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 1:23:49 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 1:23:49 PM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B1596610E9573

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2014 11:25:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x1C0BB

Entry point:
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Code size:
192.5 KB (197,120 bytes)

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