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ultimatecodecssetup.exe

ADLSoft

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ultimatecodecssetup.exe by ADLSoft has been detected as adware by 17 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 bobacentr.ru and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
ADLSoft  (signed and verified)

MD5:
05379b406e1a20adb1c0cfdbc0536ff6

SHA-1:
55c48ab2c11d575116dd6dbfe5a3c6dfd199b6e6

SHA-256:
64b9cdfb1c837f1d3dd35667e2cd98acb792d9cbac64519b5f1488a1104fa42c

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download and install manager which may bundle various potentially unwanted software offers during setup.

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:
1/13/2025 7:21:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Packed
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.195.56

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3261

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141214

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0348

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY (variant)
8.10873

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
12/14/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.187.14319

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.12.14.04

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!cqk
5600.6917

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ADLSoft.T
14.12.14.4

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R02SC0OKS14
7.2.348

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R02SC0OKS14
10.465.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
35694

File size:
791 KB (810,000 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ADLSoft

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/21/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/26/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ADLSoft, O=ADLSoft, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1C7950C7BFF384C5ABB93DD694E588E8

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):
12288:Mnvpf8fzMj4f39e+mDAI7kqPyWwQzwI+hhNtKBWogMV8N30QtXXSxu1lzJQrSztc:MnvmMjAPIkqqWnQhZme3JXX71lOrMyP

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 ultimatecodecssetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://bobacentr.ru/bin/.../UltimateCodecsSetup.exe

http://fastuploads.ru/UltimateCodecsSetup.exe

http://vse-doren.ru/bin/.../UltimateCodecsSetup.exe

http://koza-pro.ru/bin/.../UltimateCodecsSetup.exe

http://onlinemac.ru/bin/.../UltimateCodecsSetup.exe

http://new-lola.ru/bin/.../UltimateCodecsSetup.exe

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