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7-zip.exe

FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application 7-zip.exe by FITDownloader has been detected as adware by 8 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 inndl.com.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
283998f104757268bc1bd3ccca4169a1

SHA-1:
5235ad43efe0fc089f4c3eec2460703d579c48bd

SHA-256:
c2ae94c43b8eb5b231eef010c1ade2a7a87418e8079f136f022f397b767e8fd4

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 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:
4/26/2024 9:21:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2940

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.464
9.0.1.0304

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OX potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_windows-8-transformation-pack.exe (Adware)
2015.10.31.4

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.FITDownloader (M)
15.9.4.9

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

File size:
735.4 KB (753,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\7-zip.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FITDownloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=FITDownloader, O=FITDownloader, 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:
5E0816C139E8D20E76830D3D9638C4FE

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:Ad3vpFlU5sz0E9dgk+9jVqqy8kSHYyRH4BX+vlCT4YM0MMZ5n0V9gdAYlIJh5k:ARvvlU5sYE9dg795e8kSGBONCYZMZ+gx

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file 7-zip.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://inndl.com/download.php?version=010914&domain=7-zip&name=7-Zip&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmZyLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZnIvc2Nybi8yNjAwMC8yNjE4Ny83LXppcC03LnBuZw==&ss=http://screenshots.fr.sftcdn.net/fr/scrn/26000/.../7-zip-6.jpg?key=api&url=aHR0cDovL21pcnJvci5mb3J1bWVyLml0LzctemlwLmV4ZQ==&os=&lang=fr_FR&desc=UHJvZ3JhbW1lIHBlcm1ldHRhbnQgZGUgY29tcHJlc3NlciBvdSBkZSBkJmVhY3V0ZTtjb21wcmVzc2VyIHZvcyBmaWNoaWVycw==&gclid=1

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