setup.exe

Application Generic

Generic Installer

The application setup.exe, “Application Generic Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 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 az803324.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Generic Installer

Product:
Application Generic

Description:
Application Generic Setup

MD5:
d49e235c6d2d3b6ebec14fef1962d101

SHA-1:
81d1d747e33636fe682e5262776a3d6738117c31

SHA-256:
4397a6301c48c7cdff8dac00b8dd3c8f4550d5c27a4e717833521132f825caa9

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
12/28/2024 1:32:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/10/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.MSIL.Winusecu
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Malwarebytes
v2015.10.10.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.10.13

File size:
508.9 KB (521,069 bytes)

Product version:
2.2

Copyright:
Generic internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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:C1JGNeDl/tFiqODKQtYIqOkv+MBTlPadSfXioRcpMXVJoT:C1JAeDl/tMKlYMBTlP0QjcpMXVJoT

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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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.

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