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Setup.exe

WorldSetup

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 WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 16 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 www.toolbartr.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0bf8c1df1aaca44e9d8405eebb7e2711

SHA-1:
d8c37228d6859f9869cdb39dc494ff4cc7176856

SHA-256:
7f3a34878bcbb871d392b52ae730f80cab1ee948ee4d88f266b1e055d82baf95

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
12/26/2024 3:42:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.137.132

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3506

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17944

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9552

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
4/13/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11451

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.04.13.01

McAfee
Artemis!0BF8C1DF1AAC
5600.7162

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WorldSetup.F
14.4.13.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14411

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0207
7.2.103

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27470

File size:
625.6 KB (640,632 bytes)

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:
WorldSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8vpgUs+JFAQ2p3+VVyegnoHV/xUJcxjZ2SQPGDKMtYMZj9IT1oTtf/RALDiM1LTj:8vmUNFAQ2cVyegcRiJcxjZpUocMZBITQ

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8296

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.toolbartr.com/ads.php

http://www.znoo.net/Setup.exe

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