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IronInstall

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup.exe by IronInstall has been detected as adware by 5 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.oi-installer6.com.
Publisher:
IronInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
18b111b91cbda99451d667dc5b1cb909

SHA-1:
bcdcd7e80b44ee1ef125c1f886e256f1aacd8974

SHA-256:
d31bb01e3af772fc5d3c87822454754dada82067474a27d8fe630b074a78fd4e

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:43:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
160518-2

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.122
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.IronInst.Installer (M)
16.6.23.19

File size:
595.1 KB (609,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IronInstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/20/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/20/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IronInstall, O=IronInstall, STREET=63 Rothschild Blvd., L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
2DC5BB8E9D823CD0C4F09AE859BBBEAC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:IyMJfsnXEnVmJ7AFlc1ISziOn5YDJjIcSvUQOMvH/jnKRaFy:IyMJfsXwm8lc1kQ2NLSvUQOMP/jnK4y

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7568

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://secure.oi-installer6.com/7b71461fb53e078b3a56d5a7b0ec0d77/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

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