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Setup.exe

Installer

Install Manager Limited

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The file Setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Install Manager Limited 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. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by Install Manager Limited)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
3.1.5.6

MD5:
ed260b8f2e2980d839b71ad4778966f7

SHA-1:
2f12a2dc66d490677027cb34e7696d4a1288e587

SHA-256:
3fd5b78e960eb8a4dd634c79fdd59827530fbebf83583bdb4de170adb76c7ee9

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:
12/26/2024 3:40:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.InstallM.Installer (M)
16.6.4.8

File size:
716.7 KB (733,872 bytes)

Product version:
3.7.1

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Manager Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/12/2014 9:30:00 PM

Valid to:
9/13/2015 9:29:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager Limited, O=Install Manager Limited, STREET="Level 27, PWC Tower, 188 Quay Street", L=Auckland City, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

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

Serial number:
129E404CFCF2B4E75219A3ED77DB34BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:52:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ON+aNuT6R0EAy/MYGTIM5lIMYvwfXORnrg2d0IamM1WRNUwxHHecclMVjTb1/:ON+UumuE2BkSlIGOm2uPmAWRNtH3fjF

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8881

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://cdn.omxcontent.com/c?x=hqMQ47UmlGuXSGYAtOt8SHlQbZCNdqjCSU6W64WGp7c=&c=JF sc0hm0WjwHTNLzzZR3zt/mYmyYJ60leGVIca0BFJpeCMQGcdl7HUs7kLkrnQ5PosAbYft9rRGmMQLKeouwg==&downloadAs=uTorrent Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://download-new.utorrent.com/endpoint/utorrent/os/windows/track/.../

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