setup.exe

Application

Installer

The application setup.exe, “Application Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 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 ttb.2y6inofv.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installer

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
255d0bb0be5621a9218e91ffc0374ed5

SHA-1:
7353fccf6e8cf1c93d9ecc9eab478f688ae366e9

SHA-256:
641ad48729eaf54dcb9f158d7a58f7745ed0327817a3ae729c486a5208032074

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 8:48:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12351

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.10.22

File size:
508.4 KB (520,551 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.8

Copyright:
Software

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CPsmGmodvG/SiE1X2IO9hWRl7q3C8pJth:Ckmfodx1X49Sl7uh

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:
7.9220

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 3 URLs.

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