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Geryon Ads S.L.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application java_update.exe, “Software Setup ” by Geryon Ads S.L has been detected as adware by 12 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Oracle Java Runtime but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Installer Generic   (signed by Geryon Ads S.L.)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

MD5:
0e73b920b0accdf09ad63cc4076b84f5

SHA-1:
15ae37390a451d09c4b91d8606421ab8d959190f

SHA-256:
1309252a2efd27cce22c7f1dc2de42cfe8a2e148d7474f4f14eb134a8c8eee54

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 '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:
11/23/2024 10:23:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3035

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15728

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.151
9.0.1.0243

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZD potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11675

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
7/28/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_flashplayer_update.exe (Adware)
2015.8.31.2

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16012

McAfee
Artemis!BA1EA9FB8B35
5600.6691

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.GeryonAds.Installer (M)
15.7.28.10

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0514
7.2.209

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
40504

File size:
684.1 KB (700,520 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\java_update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Geryon Ads S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/15/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/16/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Geryon Ads S.L., OU=IT, O=Geryon Ads S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
71F910550D2DD2713679787B12FF2EA0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kspp57xkzQHzRggB/8Kipma2jU2WiohBLKbJvnyvZrInfGxuR1+q1umZDgR0M2hg:kspXxrjERkwNLKNv0RoXyq5gKMkw9

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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Entropy:
7.8958

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://dlc3down.com/.../ic_ja2015_ie.php

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