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setup.exe

Program

Download Tree

The application setup.exe, “Program Setup ” by Download Tree has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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 az801920.vo.msecnd.net.
Publisher:
Application generic   (signed by Download Tree)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
2.0.3.7

MD5:
2ddba5f39f18ded80d6460d582ed25ce

SHA-1:
d37772796495be9f57a7ac7e2fe191cde05b9825

SHA-256:
0a957818b2ef7aff40f5f488a99275989850ca9a2a411c6aab1c99f6fa4cceb6

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:
12/26/2024 11:56:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.2930

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12340

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.11.10.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.11.10.10

File size:
512.4 KB (524,712 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Tree

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/13/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/13/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Tree, O=Download Tree, 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:
3CA4F59B0E3C21459E6902402A55753A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jqTZGKT//OqeqdVIGrOH2i/lKhC2Iqjzva6WXd55yGM9:jqTZLT//TXpYN/sItM

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:
7.9268

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://az801920.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

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