installer_utorrent_french.exe

WorldSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_utorrent_french.exe by WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. 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 domsem.com.edgesuite.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fb6f168b4b321bdaae1a408cfd846bb0

SHA-1:
cf1f7c84901dedd90dbe451ee7f320d39c1e576f

SHA-256:
144cc6a6882778bcdcc46a3bce0da082205cca97585abeadf56691c2d91e9c4f

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 9:27:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.131.248

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.089

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.7756451
8.14.03.30.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9388

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
3/30/2014

Malwarebytes
v2014.03.30.12

McAfee
Artemis!FB6F168B4B32
5600.7175

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WorldSetup.Z
14.3.30.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14328

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
26190

File size:
663 KB (678,864 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/3/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:b9FvpgGFhsX1tyjDdW5UHypvMXpsui49l6Njzi45Sbu2Cv8SClWA+dkGSh1g/:b9FvmGFultQdGJvM5sfNPzSb5CEzUJdv

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_utorrent_french.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

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