adlsoft_uncompressor_2.exe

ADLSoft

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adlsoft_uncompressor_2.exe by ADLSoft has been detected as adware by 3 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.
Publisher:
ADLSoft  (signed and verified)

MD5:
282838ca8cdbb17a7fcc672936f74551

SHA-1:
57928c68460312365b443cfdd1e72b355fc7f890

SHA-256:
663553526834eb4a0028420d2f8f70d78e0c84f7d1f9cb70778d4cf8022159f5

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download and install manager which may bundle various potentially unwanted software offers during setup.

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:
4/25/2024 5:48:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ironSource
15.2.9.5

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0103
7.2.40

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-Adware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

File size:
1.2 MB (1,218,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\programs\adlsoft_uncompressor_2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/22/2011 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/26/2012 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ADLSoft, O=ADLSoft, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
522DE3F48188350D9BEBAD2434E15998

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4Szarg9+JkszTr0sVxDTgysMe+3CNKA/wMc7ZMx5d7fFvdnSTXXXRDU1KQYmS:49r4+LQsVd2MeifiwMmk59FvdSTXnRMS

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9820

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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