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setup.exe

ClickMeIn Limited

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 ClickMeIn Limited has been detected as adware 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.anyprotect.com.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d44a4d35fc299b4eee1f4229d5ad89b0

SHA-1:
e8e6e1e8aaca97c7f559a61edbd1d447ddfcaf47

SHA-256:
249268c6814294cbcdc6dec89c8e510bbace13a9f3eb05c7e4059d3f48bc5e6e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/23/2024 8:22:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.10.7

File size:
574.9 KB (588,672 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:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2012 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0181B78FA98E62B38390017BFFA25E8C

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

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 URL.

http://www.anyprotect.com/dl.php?sct=NONC&data=null&anyprotect_id=1&r=ap_100_nc&pr=s&prm=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