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action!.exe

The application action!.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
MD5:
d5f2f5494bfd2bdde307aa3417834c9c

SHA-1:
c4497ac7d7f772741285a03d6ca1675f9c67bc18

SHA-256:
48848872ccd6e07e92750032eac0ab1288943cc0442a2d354e2045cda3b75590

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:58:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.49403
922

AhnLab V3 Security
Packed/Win32.Xcrypt
2014.07.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.164.56

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_c.OX
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.49403
1.0.20.1045

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-6887
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.H
18997

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.49403
8.14.07.28.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.49403
11.2014-28-07_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.49403
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.MultiBundle
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12846

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Strictor
v2014.07.28.03

McAfee
Trojan-FDTC!D5F2F5494BFD
5600.7056

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.49403
15.0.0.627

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbea
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.28.03

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14726

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
31208

File size:
609 KB (623,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 8:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9PtyMJfsGZAli0JJTLRF0aKW7n9MgVT79tqxfvQ6y5Dw1dTcPurqyx3+:JtyMJfsYAli0/XgW7nxtcQ6y5DEdAPuA

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8296

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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