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Application Generic

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The application setup.exe, “Application Generic Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 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 get.0136h.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Internet web

Product:
Application Generic

Description:
Application Generic Setup

MD5:
b7ffab130995cf493683cd7612ca6e50

SHA-1:
10550b34974c9a99050ff6c28623e2a8570a81b5

SHA-256:
b2593db1502a125853c5ec8e9134e85df185decd99f896809f09193a01ca59f3

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
11/25/2024 8:49:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151021

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACQ.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/21/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.10.21.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.21.10

File size:
505.2 KB (517,287 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.2

Copyright:
Installer Internet

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:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6/1DKQP/H2Fp+Nxovda1BsmEXbAsg4TOe8C8tD1VCiz11Rtq8VraNSI5jo49UY9O:CtKG/mCV1BCrvKDbz1IbRl7q3C8pJth

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:
7.9215

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 3 URLs.

http://get.0136h.info/.../1434844430/1434844430?19013638563Zlx0NTA5bTUsMjAyKyZjOis2LzIgaTwoNjgxIGs1LCBga2BjamZeOlthWzAyLzEwKixfK2EnMWMrOSxfLTQxKF42Y1thMV5eYSthWyNoWm9tOjIxHnVjbTwn

http://www.lpcloudbox326.com/.../Setup.exe

http://az804426.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

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