netcut.exe

Software

Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application netcut.exe, “Software Setup ” by Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management 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:
Internet Program Installer   (signed by Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
3.4.3.5

MD5:
9c07e248c1c269d8c27e5ca866cd2145

SHA-1:
686934cb716bed6a642cb9d650401152ac81bdd5

SHA-256:
533e74891d2c5b10d75921935cf727ea172b6cfcd2a9dfddae27d6e68aa69986

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 1:47:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.9.3

File size:
748.1 KB (766,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\netcut.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/14/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/15/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd, O=Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd, STREET="Operation Dekel St, 13", L=Petah Tikva, S=Israel, PostalCode=4934629, C=IL

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

Serial number:
4CEE4E88CD7722B05DF0129CF008860C

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

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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