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refreshpcinstall.exe

RefreshPC

WareSoft Software

The application refreshpcinstall.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.xp-smoker.com.
Publisher:
WareSoft Software

Product:
RefreshPC

Version:
RefreshPC

MD5:
4b558cadf3f7069cec934705061ef526

SHA-1:
2163255539589dd6de6f6b5db856ae116ac05cec

SHA-256:
886d4cb3746317d69e64bf0d69d4505aff9c8d9daaccf436b7b34370b2ed1d76

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:06:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AF
7.9190

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMonetizer.Bundle (M)
16.3.10.15

File size:
1.6 MB (1,699,946 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
© Copyright 2011 WareSoft Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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):
24576:5na5Q8Dd0zSP3YQR/cXun59wl9Y1pBbnaauY30oK7Zto3nft8z2WRz1beptenAmy:5aKkGRXcw4pxnaauYANtoXaaWOt34Fs

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, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file refreshpcinstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.xp-smoker.com/.../refreshpcinstall.exe

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