home

utorrent setup.exe

Generic soft

Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application utorrent setup.exe, “Generic soft Setup ” by Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Web Program Generic   (signed by Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited))

Product:
Generic soft

Description:
Generic soft Setup

MD5:
8d2573d8d4aeb7d6569bea88069008a2

SHA-1:
41134a34c7559670620bab209fde83b2c689b15b

SHA-256:
fc671a433989c868bf1a6a18f178f436c8313e5e2c77b5bf8d91e43876843b31

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 '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:
12/26/2024 3:38:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer (M)
16.7.25.1

File size:
722.7 KB (740,032 bytes)

Product version:
5.7.0

Copyright:
Web Installer Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/26/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited), O=Install Optimizer (Install Manager Limited), STREET="Level 27, Pwc Tower", STREET=188 Quay Street, L=Auckland City, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

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

Serial number:
4B020CC9716CE77B3AB894BFF4A8D35A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:K+bpdKF0TqC+xORthjo1OAsVjA0xB6ficOwD76ZwwUJPR7iNwzUauA2hyvfCNJ0v:K+bnKFQzhV00xB5xqWwz5uAMsfiyS2F

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8915

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file utorrent setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.omxcontent.com/c?x=03WTh65wqOj1W36KeOsU6jxhu XVzX8CROEDDUfgNuU=&c=LtN6iRBnMQ7x6RYtKBvd6wPdOO2JR mUo1tnJsIs5Majpds gFHoS3TobFFwe5OkIT2 ZksjnbAI RuLYtpw g==&downloadAs=uTorrent Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://download-new.utorrent.com/endpoint/utorrent/os/windows/track/.../

Remove utorrent setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.