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advanced-systemcare.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application advanced-systemcare.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 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 www.updatestar.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5e28ed61abda28ae7833a652a05fb1e8

SHA-1:
47ccf5c077dd0a07665f9302e878641fbd909eaa

SHA-256:
a8cce02fbfcba57bf24376b56172e0a2af3ea97e871dbd7a19c8c290b8b0b8a7

Scanner detections:
13 / 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.

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:
5/3/2024 12:50:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki
1041

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.140.86

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki
1.0.20.450

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18022

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.2782
9.0.1.090

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki
8.14.03.31.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LX (variant)
8.9616

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki
11.2014-31-03_2

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki
14.3.24

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki
15.0.0.270

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.T
14.3.31.7

Sophos
Install Core Installer
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
27886

File size:
668.1 KB (684,088 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\advanced-systemcare.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Hauptstraße 20, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10827, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009ED227324380B40DDE36C8D31A33831F

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):
12288:0EnvpPgfwvLYDZtzRgNoU+9qu9OToO6bXUk+t3Nbsd2T33v3ldbrT:0EnvtiwTYDZtzWoL9qmOsOn9Ad2T33v3

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 advanced-systemcare.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.updatestar.com/.../2094268

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