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Installer Prog

AVSoftware Ltd

The application setup.exe, “Installer Prog Setup ” by AVSoftware has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. 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 www.softwareappdownloads.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AVSoftware Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer Prog

Description:
Installer Prog Setup

MD5:
872ff48d4ab432f28071a3c2c20dd0f0

SHA-1:
209337f121bc91a55b25accbfce07a3e411e0b0a

SHA-256:
dec6cefb95aa34ee30dafab43568ad4772be324a6d6924eec39c8a64043bb2e0

Scanner detections:
1 / 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.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 6:13:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AVSoftware.Installer (M)
16.1.15.6

File size:
947.6 KB (970,320 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

Copyright:
Soft Lite

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 12:55:52 PM

Valid to:
12/31/2016 12:55:52 PM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware Ltd, O=AVSoftware Ltd, L=Sofia, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112134814B6C56AF7047C195AE1D737EC185

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:VQnNBOPjmCNCYM/79hgOV2MmlbVotwDrDetexrsZZLhc7kfUA4sXqihsn:VcLOPao+DP2MmXom5CX+jAj0

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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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 5 URLs.

http://www.softwareappdownloads.com/c?x=7uhe/ZrFaqtoQvvl/XYMzlqTdQtcNC/UnRp0tvG2aps=&c=6vUYvCP36ArwZBv4LHogVOJYnXAUe0OA8FdYZ4sV/Z1LbQjfnsK kuaacXXuDOiebvu Qs6634DBplMP3RxZFT88Pc7gcNaSgSYpn/EPk0YnuV36bDjUzo5CNSkt/jMI&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.stockfundownloads.com/c?x=hWeOrp7u4G3PGms9t0g15xmP35Cc37mojQUZXNsA9X8=&c=eSYN6gTrIfvSLTZ2d0A7JCSQ823CALPzL8GLwT7X1DhMdcNvrDW6Vg6ghPTvzXkerCwUMj9nCTI8A08pJoypsqxbg5nneXJPQ7jSkIB392bGGjiD53hyQy7JWeNB5YkU&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.megatoursclean.com/c?x=PImt50qGr202cFKDijez6OnwxFqDqqwdBdlBoq1kwhM=&c=MPKWMJ/YQxvR MvTFarj/3TH1wVAZKX tluJit/6I66pLHoyJnLbMpZznP0beX8FFiUdZKzpGXyefLbT87k46B2/0FBqvW0p6nrEXAGGVXThoMVRqWbdjjN2Y4mZxi8X&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.signcapitalgift.com/c?x=9/66oM3aD3NIvqLMsd4Vm5ZsWOXM4 Z4UevL8utPPYk=&c=TP1Vh S2yG3QRY8xebQTSF81G6ECbEXgMFLKa6UztWgmqIjfAbPVppUmPbxgOd7jj9n5F0YTVOxmeC0o3qNOXXLbnStmmFmBtM8PUayxv30kZAIXWrAkzJ86kqg MRbd&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.bulkpresentbits.com/c?x=kUxS7ISFw/oPzSnRjfF6xX7XJHtD5KoUTO8AKcO8r5A=&c=7MeHe5zeJFiEvhP8Q7aCP53iV9k3yhS9VsYVERR79BgXqWDLv3ryl7HTRijY75a/i0FOeFjELWBtmvafKs4o1xvc2D 8qTKsp6Bpegj2ShsS3oT4IOHcnrInYeMBlwXC&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

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