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installer_whatsapp_2_11_163_spanish.exe

IE.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_whatsapp_2_11_163_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)

Product:
IE.exe

Version:
1.1.0.5

MD5:
08b9ccd743713b26d323f90415bf7877

SHA-1:
83bfe9dffe95dbe1d44fc43606c4aa148e59bc47

SHA-256:
eac6190cf2ffe47f7016f93469a03213451ba7353f4215f7ea4b9b48c821ec7c

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 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:
12/25/2024 5:40:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.16.1

File size:
564.5 KB (578,024 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.5

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
IE.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Spanish

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_whatsapp_2_11_163_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Software LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 5:08:01 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 6:23:49 AM

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

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/1/2014 2:38:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x1538A

Entry point:
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Code size:
298 KB (305,152 bytes)

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