adwcleaner-3-0-23-60099-it-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-it-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL has been detected as adware by 18 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 dw2.it.uptodown.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f417eaff19cd5e5214e2182554387e89

SHA-1:
76d5d228ec5cd80aa3f828b97c50cf147f40cfd2

SHA-256:
7a2b204b05b953502c0681bb7f60cafe1fdbf1002a43daeed37cb1649b8da80f

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
4/25/2024 11:42:28 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.144.76

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3487

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1451

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18129

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0121

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9699

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore_JE
5/1/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11806

McAfee
Artemis!F417EAFF19CD
5600.7143

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140501

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
23.00.65.14429

Sophos
InstallCore ToDownload
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0403
7.2.121

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28388

File size:
667 KB (683,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/1/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 1:59:59 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 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:svppvF/vS00mTbFw9TjMLmGOnLtrDuyjwMdD85XUZqsP:svLvhvSLmTbFwjMS1tfqMiXUZqsP

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 adwcleaner-3-0-23-60099-it-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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