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setup.exe

Generic Soft

Download Train

The application setup.exe, “Generic Soft Setup ” by Download Train has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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:
Web Software   (signed by Download Train)

Product:
Generic Soft

Description:
Generic Soft Setup

Version:
3.1.2.5

MD5:
4524b26bc4d22fe79d2cdf77977459eb

SHA-1:
a05b822288c076716867b134fc4a3236a7d4c3d2

SHA-256:
71b3ca9f45176ab619917173f1cee4b348582a2dae4f61aab70e98393f367ce1

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.

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:
11/5/2024 7:10:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.2892

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.12.18.8

File size:
514.1 KB (526,416 bytes)

Product version:
5.8.8

Copyright:
Software Installer

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:
Download Train

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Train, O=Download Train, STREET="1930 Village Center Circle #3-1234", L=Las Vegas, S=NV, PostalCode=89134, C=US

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

Serial number:
5A0FAD4841F4316D715A149933405221

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:Ho6xGwxvMFUlXV1IMrvcTAHv01Y37dlRl7q3C8pJt0:Ho6xlxEqrBs1Y37pl7u0

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:
7.9208

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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