» spybot-search-destroy.exe
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spybot-search-destroy.exe

Program Setup

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application spybot-search-destroy.exe by Advertiso GmbH 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. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

SecuredDownload (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:

Program Setup

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_58203

MD5:

381a77ff9d6e14d0756a5f88bda0c729

SHA-1:

74b20e508b998d16830a15f03e8e489018150c8a

SHA-256:

ed32ff8c7de1a8d94e3f9eba6622e8ef4a46f9232dff74fe2e886b1b70ec567e

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:

12/25/2024 5:16:55 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.Advertis.Installer (M)

16.6.6.20

File size:

932.5 KB (954,864 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_58203

SecuredDownload

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\spybot-search-destroy.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Advertiso GmbH

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/29/2016 10:18:13 AM

Valid to:

2/28/2017 10:18:13 AM

Subject:

CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121DC03319C2856FEEAC8C45933D49AAE7A

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:iAilI+jHZ3nl+RGc2Bz2RxLnOFcUhYBHG3bIOikuha9X:iNSGc2JQjeYQEBk79X

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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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file spybot-search-destroy.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://tmpfile6642.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/22734/.../spybot-search-destroy.exe

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