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setup.exe

Installer application

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The application setup.exe, “Installer application Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 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 akke.blob.core.windows.net.
Publisher:
Soft

Product:
Installer application

Description:
Installer application Setup

MD5:
78980470a4082da3c7cece487f8e598e

SHA-1:
e17c18602beced7b77354d3b932b82a807f16cd0

SHA-256:
e14429c226f2c3ba8ce25c09c443ec9f45a04ff78df52280000794f1635cf379

Scanner detections:
6 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 1:53:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151029

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACP.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/29/2015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.28.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F]
23.00.65.151027

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

File size:
508 KB (520,205 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.1

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:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ch/Gfwk0Y5gTX3Jg8E3Zn66Rl7q3C8pJth:Ch/uEYe3+8yll7uh

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:
7.9200

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://akke.blob.core.windows.net/.../Setup.exe

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