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spybot-2.4.exe

Downloadcentral ApS

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application spybot-2.4.exe by Downloadcentral ApS has been detected as adware by 5 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Spybot - Search & Destroy but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Downloadcentral ApS  (signed and verified)

MD5:
22bb51e1d14e0235bc2154ce80c061ba

SHA-1:
7a3d8e491f03f97bb2e768a4f94967f867310f02

SHA-256:
1f8f23d5606845b54f109df5b6c95f5b6001de4047b68219232f27d9f7d08d85

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 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:
12/27/2024 7:52:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.181.56

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13805

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloadcentral.J
14.10.25.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

File size:
776.7 KB (795,328 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\spybot-2.4.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloadcentral ApS

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/31/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Downloadcentral ApS, O=Downloadcentral ApS, STREET="Wichmandsgade 11, 1.", L=Odense C, S=Southern Denmark, PostalCode=5000, C=DK

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

Serial number:
00DD69BD5D8FFDF28E4E08462C9AA50785

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:JdvyIucsR7EVjB1My2AuPoc8DHjO6NEygX:JBmF8DMy2xJ8rjOXX

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 spybot-2.4.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.downloaddkdelivery.com/?ic_user_id=559

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