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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.packagevaulttoday.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AVSoftware Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer Prog

Description:
Installer Prog Setup

MD5:
af2ec163b53aded446afa433a790dcb2

SHA-1:
4474a209d4db4225f95936b8dd9641b636c649e1

SHA-256:
9e4f0b66fb7d4cb3a65422686f032c45f9f68203cdf35deaca014ae3f68f847d

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:
12/25/2024 4:55:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AVSoftware.Installer (M)
16.1.20.12

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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 8:25:52 PM

Valid to:
12/31/2016 8:25:52 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:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tQnNBOPjmCNCYM/79hgOV2MmlbVotwDrDetexrsZZLhc7kfUA4sXqihsn:tcLOPao+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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Entropy:
7.9322

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 2 URLs.

http://www.packagevaulttoday.com/c?x=5DxfwDlJ72htdWF0R/CZEMw8Km ivrmTrwnjfkHBsfA=&c=wP7uNFEUPT6Pi1ZWY9fYtJsHWcVrU8uu99eNj1U9PzYcwnNrsctQvdiSM a6Z3fWRT8VOTI3iHv4vyPCfpE/iPTu5R2ip5jeeTOAIXgrVy55gDqzg1GZBeP1xhhiTdkT&downloadAs=SetUp.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.signcapitalgift.com/c?x=DaRXKskWdVuYs8EClAPr9046HAIhVnYSUxDlv5Qjgt0=&c=sYVGKtdnPj9td 95P77TFo5CgSkBpVThUrLxsH7CHgyea1tLxXntNbfbV649XYEQnySll MDUjL8n7FqSPvInLqzIEScB3xd1CWyaDpycdOuw4zsvs0WJKW0qlOwTJOU&downloadAs=SetUp.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

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