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The application setup.exe, “Program 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 az802308.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Software

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

MD5:
2001d937631690f3285f24d349407ed5

SHA-1:
c3f26aedb4fa91ad50063a87318880c2be0ba55e

SHA-256:
902970f10cf7cdc31e1809c5f4157d61522d13c109cf8315e3d0c2e5cc79a2d9

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 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:
12/29/2024 2:51:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/11/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.10.11.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.10.22

File size:
506.1 KB (518,271 bytes)

Product version:
2.3

Copyright:
Internet

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 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6/erQPOSUFkWsVC8XqDuRqWFAchNCNSI5jo49UY94UqTpZ5a6U8i7runjFGdN0Fh:CerGOSUFkWwXAuRqWFr4Rl7q3C8pJth

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:
7.9219

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 URL.

http://az802308.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

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