mathtype-6-9-43664-es-setup.exe

Media Ingea SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mathtype-6-9-43664-es-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL has been detected as adware by 13 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 dw6.uptodown.com.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7f96c1b5e627d479e75ed204332fbf84

SHA-1:
1e5ecabb4d5ad65543fe19ffb0c5e70afc899205

SHA-256:
e7058ef971bed753d1f54cb577671fe5584cc2e60c88e4abc9378d2883fe3a37

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/17/2024 1:49:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.142.170

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3508

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18084

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0100

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9663

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11721

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140410

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MediaIngeaSL.BB
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14408

Sophos
InstallCore ToDownload
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28194

File size:
667 KB (683,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mathtype-6-9-43664-es-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/31/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/31/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Media Ingea SL, O=Media Ingea SL, STREET="Pirandello 16, planta 2", L=Malaga, S=Malaga, PostalCode=29010, C=ES

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

Serial number:
00C034A59569FF794D7687FB8D40A50D76

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:uvppvF/vS00mTbFw9TjMLmGOnLtrDuyjwMdD85XUZqs:uvLvhvSLmTbFwjMS1tfqMiXUZqs

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:
7.7810

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file mathtype-6-9-43664-es-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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