» microsoft-security-essentials_setup.exe
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microsoft-security-essentials_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft-security-essentials_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 14 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 9.dl.musterbewerbung.net.

File name:

Publisher:

Advertiso GmbH (signed and verified)

MD5:

c761af9821da4ccd544c8ce360d0954b

SHA-1:

257e38993ed220e90104f9d4ef26f83db17048b3

SHA-256:

d4d342d2e9fe6e9d012a1b829af025ceba7d0a44781e91bf67f69b5683540bed

Scanner detections:

14 / 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 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:

11/5/2024 10:34:51 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9

7.11.170.96

AVG

InstallC

2015.0.3364

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28386

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.MZ potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13230

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A

v2014.09.01.05

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Text.Drop.deckuo

0.28.2.61942

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.766464

14.09.01.01

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM06.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.d

14.9.1.15

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

10386

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

32210

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.InstallCore.Win32.51

2.0.0.1908

File size:

748.5 KB (766,464 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft-security-essentials_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Advertiso GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

10/28/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

10/29/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:g7vpzJW2Zd1wYe4xkAotm5j6I3OvcuZrmI8At8B4FbNrnEdWfqYYT4PT:g7vNJBZLwY7R6CO0udB8O1BDEdWfqtm

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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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file microsoft-security-essentials_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://9.dl.musterbewerbung.net/system/softwares/freedownload_server_com_files/000/604/837/.../microsoft-security-essentials_setup.exe

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