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spotifysetup.exe

ICS Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application spotifysetup.exe by ICS Setup has been detected as adware by 13 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.thepcapps.com.
Publisher:
ICS Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dfb4aaa78f8f38e90f566fc392c4a7d9

SHA-1:
82ea00a62ecb79e1e7d215541d978599a1af81b6

SHA-256:
dc99ddac7846acc8b43893fb082834a369d9818c251fefa2f67e759ad4f91567

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
1/12/2025 8:42:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.01.08

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.Y
7.11.189.208

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3231

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-623
0.98/19895

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DA
20263

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.25
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TG potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.InstallCore.BV
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14210

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.djocrp
0.28.6.63850

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ICSSetup.M
15.1.12.15

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
35224

File size:
1 MB (1,079,976 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ICS Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/23/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ICS Setup, O=ICS Setup, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel-Aviv, S=Gush dan, PostalCode=65113, C=IL

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

Serial number:
401AE9F3E475B300437336E84E319A7F

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IeqeI8SE7ym6kmMEfKqs7fDX/kKa7t2bSN2/6SnAtkqs:Ibd87ym6kmhfKHP422N1bk/

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 spotifysetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.thepcapps.com/?dl=1&dr=hd5C m0WedNyDK50IXDlfSDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWcHim7dAWilam7dREhXs0vmAWASDChTMm7dlChV8dAzCRAT74AjamI3cWedtleX2JcmxWvm10hXtt7XxjIHxFcrVWvm1uhXtw r5jDK1l ExWvmN0hXt07XvEDXxWvmF0hXtpDCNJ Exl Ei6xH1YIKDTDK5y7dg6VH0mDXPwcj1Y7KNlIKxWvm5whXtPDHsJcdl0IKWufSDC2j1YDrVdIKNlfSDzcj1zcmAm2r0Wc32lDXimcHaWck1zcrW0IKDFvm5EIKiWXz73NzizAZAzAjLR&campaignId=9jn0AT7FNZLdAZMq

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