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adblock-plus.exe

FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adblock-plus.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 d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2bc3ce4a296953120dc48d86daa8ca94

SHA-1:
e595b566af4d1def049092232a7ff5f13d8750e8

SHA-256:
83017614df0b95f45adfd9d31f61838c8a205db1e394df152ca38e99fea3b52d

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:
4/27/2024 3:00:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3272

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.464
9.0.1.0263

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OX potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of speedfan.exe (Adware)
2014.12.3.3

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FITDownloader.M
14.9.20.13

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

File size:
735.3 KB (752,992 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adblock-plus.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:B2vpi4DHu533ogHrTJoqHS3KaaBgGJ3pTel8d0Qbg0L4zfIpWaPCLBM92pnQsscs:B2vwEO5Hvm8SaHBgael8bbg0L4jYNqLQ

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 adblock-plus.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?version=010914&domain=adblock-plus&name=Adblock Plus pour Google Chrome&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmZyLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZnIvc2Nybi8zMTgwMDAvMzE4OTk5L3RodW1ibmFpbF8xMzkwMzE2ODU2LTgweDgwLnBuZw==&ss=http://screenshots.fr.sftcdn.net/fr/scrn/37000/.../adblock-plus-7.jpg?key=api&url=aHR0cDovL3JlbGVhc2VzLm1vemlsbGEub3JnL3B1Yi9tb3ppbGxhLm9yZy9hZGRvbnMvMTg2NS9hZGJsb2NrX3BsdXMtMS4zLjktZngrdGIrc20rZm4ueHBp&os=&lang=fr_FR&desc=UHJvZ3JhbW1lIGJsb3F1YW50IGxlcyBwdWJsaWNpdCZlYWN1dGU7cyBzdXIgbGVzIG5hdmlnYXRldXJzIGludGVybmV0&loc=FR&gs=1

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