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softwareupdatesetup.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application softwareupdatesetup.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl01us.file.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b8c161ef906e5ca9bbf28cb3b7c6c7ca

SHA-1:
e69cfa8e84ed6255d9b9d30459eb04a609daa190

SHA-256:
ff261c00b9c78bd45a5b031ef9a0db3a9635506978233b00dbbc156f711b1611

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 2:31:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.144
7.11.142.214

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3505

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18088

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LB (variant)
8.9668

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
4/13/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

McAfee
Artemis!B8C161EF906E
5600.7161

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.cb3
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MaxSetup.T
14.4.13.15

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0409
7.2.103

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28194

File size:
606.9 KB (621,440 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\softwareupdatesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/11/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

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:cnvpyfxIfKYi1iOcZmj3jXTi53noE9yiJ5HS08zxrtcjMA3x+Iehhl:cnvk6iYtOcZaKpQizx8zxCMA3gIep

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:
7.8558

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file softwareupdatesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl01us.file.org/.../GoogleChromeSetup-17809535-vffsb.exe

http://file.org/.../dl.php?fid=17809535&p=vffsb&a=upd&v=20121109

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