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xray_installer.exe

STMSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application xray_installer.exe by STMSetup has been detected as adware by 9 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 www.minecraft-downloads.com.
Publisher:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4e06cdcbf2729cef59312a056eee4086

SHA-1:
719dfeee90f30825e786666b8cd11ad58c546e27

SHA-256:
2f01e003140bd681164c77a935a970826b6eeebdd958797975931c1068c6e4a3

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
11/24/2024 1:00:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3224

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15120

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ON (variant)
9.9827

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12140

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ironSource
15.1.20.7

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0518
7.2.20

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
29442

File size:
721.5 KB (738,792 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STMSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=STMSetup, O=STMSetup, 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:
4CC8AF2C057FC32A3FA7F44EAADD7EEA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Jevpx2GmRSQLWbylNm/xZVS+9iE4Y7lL0WJSGAD2fvst+/fC3evi0:JevPmjisCxZYUUyZ0qSHAM4C

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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Entropy:
7.8542

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.minecraft-downloads.com/.../xray_installer.exe

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