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Generic Internet

The application setup.exe, “Generic Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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 az804735.vo.msecnd.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Generic Internet

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

MD5:
7bff75824487997f127926d5d9e0511c

SHA-1:
9e86f3a242f45bf1f3682dd7b4672e6faab14887

SHA-256:
beadd92773f7a73b23bbf7c529b3209213340db16bdf0a89707a0c1c2485e073

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
11/15/2024 3:09:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12322

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/11/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.10.11.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.10.20

File size:
507.5 KB (519,652 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.4

Copyright:
Web Software program

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 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CQE+GbH7HgVvrWgyfX8sgYWjlKhC2Iqjzva6WXd55yGMB:CQtqrGfy/JF4sItq

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:
7.9249

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://az804735.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

http://az804428.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

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