home

setup.exe

Web

Installer

The application setup.exe, “Web Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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 az803029.vo.msecnd.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installer

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
1.0.1.4

MD5:
b5ae107fe93be82c04513be647c62f16

SHA-1:
f38ba69bda8fed1024b14ed7f67599ada26a5254

SHA-256:
79bb5ab21dbc0ff3c9909c8d14c6f715f7eb051f133d1f0fbe65e9e17c6631ba

Scanner detections:
3 / 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 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:
11/25/2024 7:23:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12355

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/12/2015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.12.1

File size:
506 KB (518,094 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CUPfGNoFhqhJwkFtnFC8lfrlKhC2Iqjzva6WXd55yGMB:CsfMoFhi2ytnFCQjsItq

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...
 
[+]

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 3 URLs.

http://az803029.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

http://downloads.updatersoft.com/get/click/.../?uid=20zmJx0qm61pM8Py3t3QRe1xi4bF000.&sid=OhtlvVvK2E3MbiCE-Gx1v0jHMcafz-DpVAfn7IVc2IlHcZ0aq-txeivOd7y29Ul0d6wQJJszGH_xNYRz2hEmaHuLkVLZy_QlVHFJg3RvPp3mYm2qVWvSPUIcWe8CwNQlrOHbahs9jBw9RKkOaj7OG6u8s4H1_33kVPeflnYWpNOeUzJje5yS8BVbvoQLMy-yRe9yzmC1BzfV_CcSy_rVGgFxyEfeXA7vyuIfOkfUzdvcqwi_vKDuC_cJkgSPLlDDmY0hqUWkIH3LEKWJJXF87dUv49d6Ikec2oR-laRwmgIOMHKerDJt27WMUc_8YoPZk0vEpCuR8qodRd6TuSA1qqG9zQI3pxu5fJLSxX19sHF0ZZv9BqO27gusKxm6F0zsSkArioRI-TtWewWlD0AK-_72FwGjSZRRD-X-RxXKgRcjSUvNF27mh_N5VQ&filename=Setup

http://az803823.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

Remove setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.