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Snappy Install

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Snappy Install has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.sureinstall.com.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by Snappy Install)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
1.7.5.0

MD5:
00242e98b1ef3eae901aa4a7e1130307

SHA-1:
15a1ac299e708f5869f2fdf951dcec6d9e9e306c

SHA-256:
51b00fcd8b4c619556e5f2a2d0a3a97260185d83667ca361cc1c1a2f9cbe779e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/25/2024 5:10:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.10.18.12

File size:
791.5 KB (810,488 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.5

Copyright:
Internet Generic Prog

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Snappy Install

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/2/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/2/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Snappy Install, O=Snappy Install, STREET="500 Westover Dr. #6502", L=Sanford, S=NC, PostalCode=27330, C=US

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

Serial number:
00D14DB67948D83C74AD86CCAD8147516E

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):
12288:OGupd9G83SWkTOuEUx6SNJGfZbSemMBOTr+mNXYt54mRRZ9JafYF4p7ZMfwrWLk:OGu7AlTf3RcNa0IU4ptjrik

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, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8885

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://download.sureinstall.com/download/917/.../

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