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installer_codec_pack_french.exe

Codec Pack

Installer Setup

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_codec_pack_french.exe by Installer Setup 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 AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from codecpack.afrureta.com.
Publisher:
Installer Setup  (signed and verified)

Product:
Codec Pack

Version:
2.5.0.22

MD5:
57534a7e8c90e3476ce4e6c149c97fdc

SHA-1:
69daa1c4f83e447e0cf28793a514e51bbb94c9b9

SHA-256:
a374a031d6d47d7e4e76972ef86c067b52c36e038e6b675f62c2852756aa2947

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:
12/27/2024 12:04:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.InstallerSetup (M)
16.2.22.15

File size:
1 MB (1,064,208 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.22

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

Original file name:
installer_codec_pack_French.exe.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/24/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/24/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
114A4CD0F4776DC50DF11F7D51696678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2014 7:31:08 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DR80jYKZ/ejh5qbuySAL0bPZcg9zvEq/M4pdUtXsoQ7QfgJ2Uf42/bqWVFc:DRjYKZWjh5qbuySK0TPx5kedUtQ7igJS

Entry address:
0x345880

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, DB, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

http://codecpack.afrureta.com/.../download?p=MATOMY-SDD&trckid=131745|20AWYK0RdnIJtFef1El7DQ1y1IGN000.&affid=680786&sdd=1&ce_cid=20AWYK0RdnIJtFef1El7DQ1y1IGN000.

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