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setup.exe

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Application Software program

The application setup.exe, “Internet Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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 www.google.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Application Software program

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
4.4.2.6

MD5:
a2a8a91ed6af64fa67f8b44028a6f447

SHA-1:
56726f0bfb4aabf737235cd2ffb2213408573dc9

SHA-256:
e9a50b11da0f60a95952009c58e6dc062d60cc11903729049d149df1652a7da7

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 '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:
12/27/2024 9:58:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12352

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/11/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.10.11.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.11.9

File size:
505.5 KB (517,600 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.7

Copyright:
Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CnzGdC39G+ru9vU0cCciBRv+MBTlPadSfXioRcpMXVJoT:CnzcvMu9TfBRmMBTlP0QjcpMXVJoT

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:
7.9258

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 7 URLs.

http://www.google.com/setup.exe

http://infmars.com/ct.php?hash=986c60ef9ea6ded54cc8c48411cc89cd

http://mmtrkms.com/mt/.../&subid1=ZW

http://auto-youtube-downloader.com/.../setup.exe

http://az804736.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

http://az803029.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

http://ttb.ub8j5q.com/download/request/.../9Rs0DDom?__tc=1424837409.656&lpsl=6d4e0e0d21baae4e95dd2a3b7f336e9a&expire=1424923799&PubID=CD25394&slp=www.getnboxsoft.com&ClickID=27f49b3bfcce155c6fa32736f0b896a5&fileName=Setup

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