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The application setup.exe, “Web Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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.locus0102.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software Application

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
2.6.3.4

MD5:
9adb727d504601a3839b5ff01393945d

SHA-1:
1db314537ed1ab649dab5b84ee3253a7d34c3c51

SHA-256:
2f18857b4b6c3348286b4aba54a6c40ea517ca8dfc92189f02adc52742b8a139

Scanner detections:
3 / 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 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:
12/26/2024 11:53:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12338

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.9.7

File size:
506.2 KB (518,299 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.2

Copyright:
Web 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 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Cq+GgrWCVOkoqVmPckTR8J1K1vc4LM9YM9ZH+MBTlPadSfXioRcpMXVJoT:Cq+1rWC0khVmckTGbLCeYoZeMBTlP0QC

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:
7.9259

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://get.locus0102.info/.../1431752875/1431752875?74365649746YGFxMDQ5bDQrLy0fYDosMi4tKh9oNyoyNi4haDkoH2ArNiExKiAuLDpFRT9HUCo PSdFOx4wKh4wLSBeZmVaZGVeNiwuLCwwMC0vMyorLy4vLCwyKCstMx9lYGlpNy4dc2VqNi4

http://az801637.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

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