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Compiler Idea

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Compiler Idea 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 cdn.awesomeinstallerdomain.com.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by Compiler Idea)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

MD5:
ad6f140cb2567ecff44513f7aa6ca3b0

SHA-1:
e91d3cd22a8bc3b1e8edaa729014367932df2c4e

SHA-256:
2198b6327f416356d187f4a0b05d927b54935ce0e64d4e14f1f6ef2ea37ca1e6

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 '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:
11/23/2024 10:13:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.4.3

File size:
706.8 KB (723,800 bytes)

Product version:
3.0

Copyright:
Software

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:
Compiler Idea

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/29/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/29/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Compiler Idea, O=Compiler Idea, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=MO, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
00E06A5BBACF70C512C62BF4FC5CAEBABB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sJGpc2WLAUUn5wlku6RSmm6W40uMBfKCpgC3cAXrWLk:sJGStgIk7txp0uMFK4ZVXrik

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:
7.8821

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://cdn.awesomeinstallerdomain.com/c?x=i9X6cOM r nZ2AtYcjDF9gg6cyeS7ajAYHw9X1krOv4=&c=6Wr8a33XWw2bvfe4CCGcPSKmkRHZtx4FFj6r/.../diu2 4t0Br68NNoulKJo7vKBZR1sg7HJoUOQiBKBwyg==&downloadAs=Setup.exe

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