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setup.exe

Installer

Command Flux

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Command Flux 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 biads.cttsrv.com.
Publisher:
Generic   (signed by Command Flux)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
3b2a60cac3dcc6c690151a095c91960b

SHA-1:
f517b67d1989c2498a9e5362cbc7b8a79e78b449

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:
11/4/2024 5:16:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CommandF.Installer (M)
16.4.10.14

File size:
682.7 KB (699,072 bytes)

Product version:
5.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Command Flux

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 5:59:59 PM

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

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

Serial number:
00AF8A4A6C27C3B839F6BCB3DCF123DAAC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:B8IsGN6cQ4YJXHmaalyvVboVrUF0bT2/YZCeab34EvtULAEXsaAp:B8IsE6XGBlpVoubTCYZjaboKtULn5M

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:
7.8313

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://biads.cttsrv.com/bivred?subid=235198zofXF6b18AjNPRcMrgBmYWUyNzRlYjEzYzNhZDcxMzc1YTkwNDI2MmUwNDTKI2ZB2Aq_AAEAAAAAAMAm4QEAIgABAAAAAgABAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACFwiOhZW5UWAEA&cost=6&ru=http://bidder.tlvmedia.com/.../click.php?subid=235198zofXF6b18AjNPRcMrgBmYWUyNzRlYjEzYzNhZDcxMzc1YTkwNDI2MmUwNDTKI2ZB2Aq_AAEAAAAAAMAm4QEAIgABAAAAAgABAAAADwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACFwiOhZW5UWAEA&redir=aHR0cDovL21idHRkLmNvbS9lbmdpbmUvY2xpY2svY3hjM1Z3Y0d4NVgzQnNZWFJtYjNKdFgyRmpZMjkxYm5SZmFXUTlORE0zTmlaemRYQndiSGxmY0d4aGRHWnZjbTFmYVdROU1qQXlOQ1pzYVc1bFgybDBaVzFmYVdROU5EZ3hNelE_ZXh0X2NsaWNrX2lkPSRQQVJBTSQ~&subid2=fda7aHR0cDovL2ZyZWVwY2dhbWVzZGVuLmNvbS9zcGFjZS1lbmdpbmVlcnMtZnJlZS1kb3dubG9hZC1nYW1lLWZ1bGwvJms9U3AzYzUrNW5nMG41NXJzKyUlMjglJTdCcGQzdDUlJTI5K0ZyNTUrRDF3bmwxM2QrRzNtNStGJSU3QmxsKyUlMkQrRnI1NStQQytHM201cw~~&subid2=fda7aHR0cDovL2ZyZWVwY2dhbWVzZGVuLmNvbS9zcGFjZS1lbmdpbmVlcnMtZnJlZS1kb3dubG9hZC1nYW1lLWZ1bGwvJms9U3AzYzUrNW

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