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The application setup.exe, “Software 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 cpm.profeshon.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Program Soft

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
4.4.5.4

MD5:
d023704d945955d73362b1351a1aca08

SHA-1:
174c2b5bac2378d7f22819976fd652dd5eede458

SHA-256:
b88ec7ad67b84a77997d601d8183cbec2346db14b97e2213ee1d2330c93744d8

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 6:02:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DERP
23259

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACH.gen potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12275

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.09.22.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.9.22.18

File size:
502.8 KB (514,834 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.4

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6/AO/QPTIuutb/wtXsuxajctvzXO27oYlAH9itNvOaVgNSI5jo49UY94UqTpZ5aA:CAO/GTIuCwtxxvXN2aOq+Rl7q3C8pJth

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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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.

http://cpm.profeshon.com/clk?aff_id=3&off_id=6&lp_id=1&exp1=ad2558-gb-qyc&exp2=ad2558-gb

http://usv.supersoftwarenexus.com/Setup.exe

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