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17447ff88608496ed6565dee82c24a4e.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application 17447ff88608496ed6565dee82c24a4e.exe by Free Software 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 atubecatcher.descargar.es.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
17447ff88608496ed6565dee82c24a4e

SHA-1:
8ee51abee4ac87dab462ac33ff11b82d0c9bb467

SHA-256:
cfe23dc63fa9a6b52073c76d8374e75c9a20794312582a6e463fd27173410afc

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 11:31:53 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3383

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.14.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!17447FF88608
16.8.708.2

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeSoftware.a
14.8.13.22

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.9E5A9E81
7.2.226

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32186

File size:
885.1 KB (906,352 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\17447ff88608496ed6565dee82c24a4e.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Software LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 3:08:01 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 4:23:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xhkeyumEWhADBn393TE2mvnw0ZE1+/WNJTvx:zwhADBxE2mvjEgkVx

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9898

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file 17447ff88608496ed6565dee82c24a4e.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://atubecatcher.descargar.es/down.php

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