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Compiler Idea

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Compiler Idea has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by Compiler Idea)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

MD5:
2b38c0d04fcfecfc2202695a3dec43f0

SHA-1:
926f9b93632c1e053de9efe245348caa00b77c35

SHA-256:
d1b8b46bc1ef1b8e6b302f2bbad55fde7416a8d883398c78381bd5c94bbdd62d

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 '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:
11/2/2024 3:31:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/ATRAPS.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
iBryte
2016.0.2886

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151224

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.iBryte.507
9.0.1.0358

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
15.12.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.203.15799

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C
v2015.12.24.03

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!6B6D14B679D4
5600.6542

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CompilerIdea.Installer (M)
15.12.24.3

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
38882

File size:
706.8 KB (723,800 bytes)

Product version:
3.0

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Compiler Idea

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/28/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/29/2015 5:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E06A5BBACF70C512C62BF4FC5CAEBABB

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:fJGpc2WLAUUn5wlku6RSmm6W40uMBfKCpgC3cAXrWLk:fJGStgIk7txp0uMFK4ZVXrik

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8821

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://download.videogetdownload.com/download/v100/.../setup.exe

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