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Soft Internet

Install Fall

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Soft Internet Setup ” by Install Fall 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Internet Web generic   (signed by Install Fall)

Product:
Soft Internet

Description:
Soft Internet Setup

MD5:
afc43bcc459193f92f04ac2f062c28ef

SHA-1:
6350b9e3b4a0a6e1dd306bc09403e488b5103d26

SHA-256:
064e0aceb97f61fdde4ceb0034935d6fa27e18e27d7a397bf0e231005854e71d

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 8:58:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Adknowledge.Installer (M)
16.5.28.9

File size:
677.2 KB (693,408 bytes)

Product version:
5.5.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Fall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/6/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Fall, O=Install Fall, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=MO, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
0083B4E0983693C2A446B5467ACFC57E11

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:vk6xG2qVZvWJsNaCvB/oMdz/uZOcQIsXyozdqeiW2SsW0Y0DwrVQZG2TFCQSn1YQ:v5x7qVZ4grxoMp22XZz5iWxsW0YFZQ6x

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:
7.8824

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 URL.

http://cdn.broadappshub.com/c?x=EHFrZgazJSVaFjax7yEZABuqbTCM0GJlA1J8IopHR94=&c=QC kYZIbzhx4HRFSmCvwHpssw3ZQ7vKN9EbvAZhYuaF85CbgP28emlkX aPy7ALXpulIBzm1ceqJXDmzkRvfVg==&downloadAs=setup.exe

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