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superantispyware-free-edition.exe

Installer Program

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application superantispyware-free-edition.exe, “Installer Program Setup ” 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as SUPERAntiSpyware but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Application Lite Program   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Installer Program

Description:
Installer Program Setup

MD5:
7aa375f3e60d5517824ce6302a3cd81b

SHA-1:
fcba24b248b3dddb4a568f268a6d752ca959df03

SHA-256:
2061f3fc2aa9e3bfc0b2ef682ff1d5aab2ffce2dbe1c08ba188a9c7abf1fe2eb

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 2:03:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Advertiso.Installer (M)
16.2.4.19

File size:
969.2 KB (992,504 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\superantispyware-free-edition.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/30/2015 12:39:23 PM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 12:39:23 PM

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:
11218076537D25662FA013A20AD703FFB76D

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:I1an+2EXjIHV/Zfxvx9lYW2GWll1F1nuBg6atlkKLgC:IYn+XzIHV/xxvx9lYWbWX1TaxC

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 superantispyware-free-edition.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://tmpfile845.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/1373/.../superantispyware-free-edition.exe

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