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pctvinstaller.exe

Wecan Software

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application pctvinstaller.exe by Wecan Software has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.bestsw.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Wecan Software  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.16

MD5:
583d15dce40e2805267db5dfeec70a25

SHA-1:
c332e2db8bf2281051ff6b0f99904281b092986f

SHA-256:
5167a28c8d19f689034f7a5325ef1b0fbf5508f9df1bbefa507add494232a132

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/24/2024 12:29:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Generic
2014.11.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Verti.gade
7.11.183.142

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150704

AVG
Wecan
2016.0.3154

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Verti
4.0.3.15330

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8974
9.0.1.089

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti (variant)
9.10683

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of tinyplayerinstaller.exe (Adware)
2015.7.4.20

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Verti
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14057

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2015.03.30.10

McAfee
Artemis!D5BF85D98E98
5600.6714

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Verti.didber
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WecanSoftware
15.3.30.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Rocketfuel Installer
34906

File size:
248.3 KB (254,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.16

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wecan Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/23/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Wecan Software, O=Wecan Software, L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1FD8A9E8CBFDDB2724A69194C505EF77

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/28/2014 3:30:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Mvlzb7CaikWA6zHAPzE7ggNLf82gafUe7OnFNoSUfU2LCrh:MvlzivkWA6zg72LfSaz7OnroSUfU2LCF

Entry address:
0x169940

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, EC, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, FE, 75, 16, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 33, 59, 03, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9095  (probably packed)

Code size:
220 KB (225,280 bytes)

The file pctvinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://inst.bestsw.net/dl/357/32776/5817/.../

http://i.bestsw.net/stub/WECAN/.../PCTVInstaller.exe

http://inst.bestsw.net/dl/357/27332/6120/.../

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