n3u2installer.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application n3u2installer.exe by Free Software 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.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.1.6

MD5:
e3081cc1ee30e238f5f8f961e8010ec7

SHA-1:
172c7a86b341daeb4da73326e455dca73b172a42

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:
11/2/2024 7:20:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.3.4

File size:
1.4 MB (1,486,952 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.6

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Spanish

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\AppData\temp\n3u2installer.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 8:23:49 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 8:23:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B1596610E9573

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/25/2014 7:45:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x8901D

Entry point:
E8, 7C, 14, 01, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 48, 8A, 53, 00, E8, 8D, 62, 00, 00, E8, 84, 53, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 0F, 14, 01, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 86, C5, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
1 MB (1,090,048 bytes)

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