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setup.exe

The application setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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 downloadcdn.betterinstaller.com a web site host known to distribute potentially unwanted software operated by Somoto Ltd..
MD5:
5e5e593bd7c4eeeaef2b41810918019d

SHA-1:
8ef812c196750db4b8fec0aeddd22f504fc08993

SHA-256:
0d828d615aef13eb5fde7831a8d2e36918591101a18a1d4612961377983c0b35

Scanner detections:
3 / 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.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:15:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BL potentially unwanted application
6.3

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FusionCore.ICDP (L)
16.12.5.4

File size:
593.4 KB (607,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
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:kGuMJfsQfQt4uMhaMHCZr5lKdRjS7MdFZi4ngCsVP7/U6Gip5uOdWPixl0:RuMJfsu24uw/iZrOS2+C4P7/U6Ldyix2

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloadcdn.betterinstaller.com/installers/3/.../FreeAudioConverter_downloader_by_FreeAudioConverter.exe

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