» malwarebytes-anti-malware.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

malwarebytes-anti-malware.exe

Generic

Advertiso GMBH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application malwarebytes-anti-malware.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Advertiso GMBH 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Internet Generic (signed by Advertiso GMBH)

Product:

Generic

Description:

Generic Setup

Version:

4.8.3.3

MD5:

1d8fe108a8905f7bc098a93837ac62de

SHA-1:

b43ef5752be0ff3c43a3b8689a2134842c1950f1

SHA-256:

b56ddd1f27dddb3e5fb546386f3ee6fc93202d51f62600e3ae53136f8373d0d9

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 1:11:34 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore (M)

16.10.10.7

File size:

792.3 KB (811,280 bytes)

Product version:

5.1.4

Program Internet

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\malwarebytes-anti-malware.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Advertiso GMBH

Authority:

thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

6/30/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:

6/30/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Advertiso GMBH, OU=IT, O=Advertiso GMBH, L=Hamburg, S=GERMANY, C=DE

Issuer:

CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

593D173F4B1C49660CF42C340F9CB0D5

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:GfpGCqQmUZJX4jVCTI2kLlYzVAv8I3rIWHiPiADwyv3UGai2Et+FfwT2+pHTE:Gfpb5ZDuYTe6VALzHbMxzU8NT

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9178

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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