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setup.exe

Installer

Command Flux

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Command Flux 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 cdn.downloads24files.com.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by Command Flux)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
7aa9a45b6014e048ade3da5aa6f4dc1c

SHA-1:
6daee3e9b36439e2aec8b4b5aa8b6b2c8b5c5699

SHA-256:
337c6c5fffb0040dc15957b1845e1742f102bce40ac66ff9eeb6669d18e6ecbf

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:
11/5/2024 2:36:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CommandF.Installer (M)
16.4.3.11

File size:
682.7 KB (699,072 bytes)

Product version:
5.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Command Flux

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Command Flux, O=Command Flux, 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:
00AF8A4A6C27C3B839F6BCB3DCF123DAAC

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:k8IsGN6cQ4YJXHmaalyvVboVrUF0bT2/YZCeab34EvtULAEXsaAp:k8IsE6XGBlpVoubTCYZjaboKtULn5M

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:
7.8313

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.downloads24files.com/c?x=pPip8TYAoqWmntvSvl9BDES3ixPDU8Imn4bO6O6WRDE=&c=USSFO9mbpUDKuroB3Rrxd3T38Qs8 3OgNetM5A8q0IsNVRbWkav6Bi6xtWo9J4cPx 7McfRah/sP6fJjpgsfJg==&downloadAs=Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadcomp.com/.../install?source=softonic_display_fileopenerpro-blue-US-728x90-&adprovider=Softonic&dlink=http://secure.distapp11.com/o/dynamic_ptn2/setup.exe?adprovider=Softonic&subid=softonic_display_fileopenerpro-blue-US-728x90-isrc&Downloadurl=https%3a%2f%2fs3.amazonaws.com%2fdynpitch%2frs30.exe&exename=rs30.exe&Switches=%2fr%3dhttp%3a%2f%2fthe-forest.en.softonic.com%2fdownload+%2ftyp%3dhttp%3a%2f%2fdownloadactivation.com%2fgetdownload&Title=The+Forest&Description=As+an+add-on+to+your+applications%2c+and+completely+free+to+you%2c+our+prop

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