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windows_8_32bit_setup.exe

Soft Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application windows_8_32bit_setup.exe by Soft Downloads has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader 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 download.downloadinfo104.com.
Publisher:
Soft Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b9346cb9fb249f2feb88f01fa7fff467

SHA-1:
5015abf45221fa79303a4f0a302f6acedaf4f951

SHA-256:
3dd86e7750b0df785eb50d6799ed1c93813debc9478590fdd7bdd239cff90f84

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 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:
12/27/2024 11:53:30 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.181.44

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3311

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.7
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QH potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13802

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftDownloads.V
14.10.25.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34228

File size:
781.9 KB (800,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows_8_32bit_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Soft Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/15/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/15/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Soft Downloads, O=Soft Downloads, STREET="1608 S. Ashland Ave #41118", L=Chicago, S=Illinois, PostalCode=60608, C=US

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

Serial number:
00B75687A35DCB27A264BF14C4B37B3FC2

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:ViHFTaSsIOSj9eYueoLK6TVFpipUGT0hb+M9:MlGSPOSgdekV3ctU

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 windows_8_32bit_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.downloadinfo104.com/download/66/.../?_s=os2kb6mni3cmpssbk4kck8ai06gmolurh121mlrdgpcbs9oej0d0-3a45b1ac0d647ccde46d9a33be87dae4

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