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setup.exe

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Software application

The application setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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 az804426.vo.msecnd.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software application

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
5.6.4.8

MD5:
edda9b94d5f3edf55da25c23eab0c174

SHA-1:
929557907edb5a85cd077370ad781c52e5a6a85b

SHA-256:
ac1589e2b7d0445aa6241e417c2b0663fecb845447f56f8443c523983e3eb60c

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
11/25/2024 8:28:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151011

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACP.gen potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12296

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/11/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.210.17342

Kaspersky
UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
14.0.0.1294

McAfee
RDN/Generic StartPage
5600.6616

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.11.1

Sophos
Generic PUA JC (PUA)
4.98

File size:
508.9 KB (521,093 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.8

Copyright:
Generic

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:CmnGgwDBeUhz/PMORj3kD4MZkY/P+MBTlPadSfXioRcpMXVJoT:CmnpuBz9LkDBZkYuMBTlP0QjcpMXVJoT

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 2 URLs.

http://az804426.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

http://az803221.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

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