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Setup.exe

Generic Installer

Advertaizing Grupp

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The file Setup.exe, “Generic Installer Setup ” by Advertaizing Grupp has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by Advertaizing Grupp)

Product:
Generic Installer

Description:
Generic Installer Setup

Version:
1.2.1.7

MD5:
589c433b49208fcb18d7d6a6cc9fa812

SHA-1:
374a3c4cd259a6cad936f36530782de940fe15dc

SHA-256:
bbaea5ef9c46be48f6629ea37194f030c82322d3c19faee65ff2dd8cbf1bad88

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/23/2025 12:41:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.234
7.11.218.230

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150320

AVG
Win.Threat.Medium
2016.0.3164

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.57
9.0.1.079

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WX potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of unconfirmed 198824.crdownload (Adware)
2015.6.26.18

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15640

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dpadqx
0.30.16.1110

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.installCore
15.3.20.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38882

File size:
790.8 KB (809,736 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertaizing Grupp

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/12/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertaizing Grupp, O=Advertaizing Grupp, POBox=117405, STREET="ULITsA DOROZhNAYa,60B", L=GOROD MOSKVA, S=Russia, PostalCode=117405, C=RU

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

Serial number:
230735435EBA58ABD22B8151728C3636

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5nyGiOjI9Xa94A12DwtFhBVk2GKjoEWEhdDKt2WtNYbR73L3iqVr/Ao:5nyYwq9ddhBVscoEBhEfTYJXTAo

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:
7.6758

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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