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mcafeesecurityscannerupdatesetup.exe

File.org

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mcafeesecurityscannerupdatesetup.exe by File.org has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
File.org  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ea850adee0d5ab7c6d1464c62a9a9e67

SHA-1:
62a20dfaac80a720e9555c347f533121b8230403

SHA-256:
b596d70ee639e084876227b8cb44edf916bee7cf7bcc3d7343bdbcf399ba02dd

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/15/2024 5:58:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2014.07.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.154.142

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-500
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.PC
18849

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PC
8.9932

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/9/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_skypeupdatesetup.exe (PUP)
2014.10.10.17

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12701

McAfee
Artemis!EA850ADEE0D5
5600.7043

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Fileorg.a
14.8.9.17

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0702
7.2.221

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
ADWARE.InstallCore.Gen9
31240

File size:
670.8 KB (686,936 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\mcafeesecurityscannerupdatesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File.org

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/24/2014 2:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/25/2015 1:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File.org, O=File.org, STREET=Bysoestrade 2B st., L=Holbaek, S=N/A, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

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

Serial number:
00E2D23668FD70A6AD497F37619358D967

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 12:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0YvpWINlY/czBM/vArIudGX2YamtH8GbQIn7BcHFDVtXWqP2hgGORFCVaQ:0YvoINuW2wdGGYFtcGFnytXWqnL/jQ

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:
7.8879

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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