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The application setup.exe, “Internet Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from update.blob.core.windows.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software Installer

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
1.3.1.4

MD5:
757bce769ed1a4c8c4595725a9511295

SHA-1:
0d70ae8db8289214a5e63aebb43f436e80bc5209

SHA-256:
e9eae99755d95a64eb141142342d301e478e2cb52d75799f9100c0a43a4b5c5a

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/6/2024 4:27:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12352

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/11/2015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.11.19

File size:
505.8 KB (517,918 bytes)

Product version:
1.4

Copyright:
Internet Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.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):
12288:C2tLGl6RFOeTb1/k3lKhC2Iqjzva6WXd55yGMB:C8LMIFRZWsItq

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:
7.9237

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://update.blob.core.windows.net/.../Setup.exe

http://817181609.r.cdnsun.net/Setup.exe

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