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INSTALLIUM LTD.

The application setup.exe by INSTALLIUM has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from flv.hs1dmr.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Installer  (signed by INSTALLIUM LTD.)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.48.0.0

MD5:
451b135d4250ca4a0a3df78129eba12b

SHA-1:
b20bccde69a4111469538d0111f9d4489cea2d6b

SHA-256:
e0ec777a1dc6225d377f722d4b2f207ab8cf295da11ae61ee17a8c8b12afacb5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/13/2025 8:22:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.18.0

File size:
407.6 KB (417,392 bytes)

Product version:
1.48.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALLIUM LTD.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/29/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/30/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALLIUM LTD., OU=Installium, O=INSTALLIUM LTD., STREET=1 Habarzel St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=69710, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00CDD46FE6F7D80572CF50121EC9F02E1D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/19/2015 6:58:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RnDD9OqE4tqfqqzdLfqHSOGrqRRoNJ1AqpqYEDdiUGSj:hDD994zBfA/z/oNJ1AfWSj

Entry address:
0x118D50

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 4C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, F3, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8931

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
328 KB (335,872 bytes)

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

http://flv.hs1dmr.com/aff_c?offer_id=44&aff_id=1002&url_id=76&aff_sub=1827419408

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

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