setup.exe

Application software

AVSoftware Ltd

The application setup.exe, “Application software Setup ” by AVSoftware has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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.todayappshosting.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Lite   (signed by AVSoftware Ltd)

Product:
Application software

Description:
Application software Setup

Version:
1.6.3.8

MD5:
849d301910823a55ca6550c308dabe86

SHA-1:
e6f6327082571d9d9f1d0bc4c5327e89917f65c5

SHA-256:
bdb28e50211612a15035a3175a272e456287e1d2a5ea4a9819221f9d5b2bc402

Scanner detections:
1 / 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.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 6:22:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AVSoftware.Installer (M)
16.2.2.18

File size:
943.8 KB (966,440 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.4

Copyright:
Installer Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 12:55:52 PM

Valid to:
12/31/2016 12:55:52 PM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware Ltd, O=AVSoftware Ltd, L=Sofia, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112134814B6C56AF7047C195AE1D737EC185

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ePhTG2mTAzbBuATMjquwO1SVdA7F5KFasAbpup+7xZuCDVj:eRX1zluAT/u2S77upvCDVj

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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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 50 URLs.

http://www.todayappshosting.com/c?x=/FXytIVxGZzZRmDbSgZ67TqZvXQIw2E 5iIsOSOBmwc=&c=oYBNxTdt8lnhOKQdNyrIGJF8hb/A eYleszU 4KROHuyCNA/tuzraPrcjqGquk6t1TZMAXc6mX/cet1tpGnwJRkRNZDPtsP5Vh7mStpFn6Mu2TUK JBXBKiIk8H Q/y3&downloadAs=setup.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

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