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ClickMeIn Limited

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup.exe by ClickMeIn 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.vuupc.com.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b855ca7aed8be5a7634731b57f073090

SHA-1:
32c1361ce346b726a56036a34c8ab4e405c4820c

SHA-256:
e5f8b5bb701dfdc504a2308ff41df4e5a191f65c51ea5159e6d43945c4a877a5

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 '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:
11/27/2024 5:37:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ClickMeIn.Installer (M)
16.3.6.14

File size:
607.5 KB (622,112 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/12/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/3/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0181B78FA98E62B38390017BFFA25E8C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Q3yMJfsG5y+TnBe1Ul+ZZ2x66DEzdZJGBGP1q3Sa2f9eWvKq:0yMJfsCNTnOUQZm66DGdZAeoixFJvv

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.vuupc.com/.../download.php?r=3_vu&prm=W1todHRwOi8vd3d3LnZ1dXBjLmNvbS9scHMvbHBfZW5fdjMuaHRtbD90cmFja2luZz1ncnUmQ2FtcD1jb250ZW50ZHNlcnZlcjImZ2NsaWQ9Q01paDJmMzQxYm9DRmVXWGNBb2RKWDBBb1FdXSZscF9kbGVmZmVjdD1vbiZscF9idG49Z3JlZW4=

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