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adwcleaner-3-0-23-60099-en-setup.exe

Media Ingea SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adwcleaner-3-0-23-60099-en-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL has been detected as adware by 22 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 dw6.en.uptodown.com.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fdc3e7295bf8299c6b7a56ebaffca4e2

SHA-1:
18457051fbc76b2c94cad5e60702da295c84a80f

SHA-256:
ea9da34374e2efa4c2f01f0d344b2e552775b1492bc3e343f0b61b58816054f9

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
5/10/2024 5:59:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.144.106

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3443

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14614

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-151
0.98/19246

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18133

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0165

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9700

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore_JE
6/14/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11806

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.08.07.11

McAfee
Artemis!FDC3E7295BF8
5600.7099

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnboj
0.28.2.61148

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140614

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MediaIngeaSL.a
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14612

Sophos
InstallCore ToDownload
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0403
7.2.165

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28410

File size:
667 KB (683,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adwcleaner-3-0-23-60099-en-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Ingea SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/1/2013 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 9:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Media Ingea SL, O=Media Ingea SL, STREET="Pirandello 16, planta 2", L=Malaga, S=Malaga, PostalCode=29010, C=ES

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

Serial number:
00C034A59569FF794D7687FB8D40A50D76

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:zvppvF/vS00mTbFw9TjMLmGOnLtrDuyjwMdD85XUZqs:zvLvhvSLmTbFwjMS1tfqMiXUZqs

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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Entropy:
7.7814

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adwcleaner-3-0-23-60099-en-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dw6.en.uptodown.com/dm/1397696891/.../adwcleaner-3-0-23-60099-en-setup.exe

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