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visualboyadvance_setup.exe

Generic Installer

SMInstall

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application visualboyadvance_setup.exe, “Generic Installer Setup ” by SMInstall 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 file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.quicksetupstar.com.
Publisher:
App internet   (signed by SMInstall)

Product:
Generic Installer

Description:
Generic Installer Setup

MD5:
60e281ab66e43656d3bc792f5463842d

SHA-1:
629b4c37d9073344a69827b93634f1173b7305f9

SHA-256:
ee95392abba5e1b7c2ace1491ba10b3c26834cc9a57e22a2b3a725bbf4be299d

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:
12/26/2024 5:23:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.7.17

File size:
685 KB (701,408 bytes)

Product version:
5.5.2

Copyright:
Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SMInstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SMInstall, O=SMInstall, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
31299ED25CA5E46494E969CE41814214

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:YeWGu/LIZJOYefxU+zdR+WLLgvnKc+E3ybnTTV3huPAUOGYWHZXX5wSnWW3iaAri:YeW3/UZJOhfW+fjLLEnK7YyLBa7O7kXF

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 visualboyadvance_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.quicksetupstar.com/c?x=gSTW0LyQQS0m/6kSuC7srwYz1 q1qm u6aMivgU8KHg=&c=SMX5yoBCmT9hbuE7xs t3IkVwcGl7tXGh5dEZYIJHAH3WyACQorvpRNxTiVuk9IsmyA/.../KCQ==&downloadAs=VisualBoyAdvance_Setup.exe

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