setup.exe

Prog installer

Generic

The application setup.exe, “Prog installer Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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 az804426.vo.msecnd.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Generic

Product:
Prog installer

Description:
Prog installer Setup

MD5:
2bbd4a105ccc6db96d17424106e98bef

SHA-1:
224b86935ae2836570e271844fb7edc816863b55

SHA-256:
6ca152ef4be3fbcdd40d15a07b564da10cc588f6f62b6aee08775204930ac95f

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
11/25/2024 3:39:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151011

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACQ.gen potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12296

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/11/2015

Kaspersky
UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
14.0.0.1292

McAfee
RDN/Generic.hra
5600.6615

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.11.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
44044

File size:
506.3 KB (518,481 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6/dpQPD4TMbws+NqFvZ0lKlHzY08nc6VC3fNSI5jo49UY94UqTpZ5a6U8i7runjJ:CdpGD4gbwfNyKKlHr8uTRl7q3C8pJth

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.

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