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Setup.exe

Generic Installer

Advertaizing Grupp

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The file Setup.exe, “Generic Installer Setup ” by Advertaizing Grupp has been detected as adware by 11 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. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by Advertaizing Grupp)

Product:
Generic Installer

Description:
Generic Installer Setup

Version:
1.2.1.7

MD5:
e7e84e241db75da6b9854f37ce7a8019

SHA-1:
03235a845035018f4b112c8ea550525ed91e27e1

SHA-256:
eba62beab1d386ded26c86a7ec084561f27da91eeb6968186943771479307f97

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/22/2025 4:15:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.234
7.11.218.230

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150419

AVG
Win.Threat.Medium
2016.0.3135

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.57
9.0.1.0109

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WX potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 552821.crdownload (Adware)
2015.7.20.16

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15640

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dpadqx
0.30.16.1110

Reason Heuristics
Threat.installCore.Installer
15.4.18.21

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38882

File size:
790.8 KB (809,736 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertaizing Grupp

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/12/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertaizing Grupp, O=Advertaizing Grupp, POBox=117405, STREET="ULITsA DOROZhNAYa,60B", L=GOROD MOSKVA, S=Russia, PostalCode=117405, C=RU

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

Serial number:
230735435EBA58ABD22B8151728C3636

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:EnyGiOjI9Xa94A12DwtFhBVk2GKjoEWEhdDKt2WtNYbR73L3iqVr/Ao:EnyYwq9ddhBVscoEBhEfTYJXTAo

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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Entropy:
7.6758

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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