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adwcleaner-3-0-23-60099-ru-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-ru-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL has been detected as adware by 15 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.ru.uptodown.com.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e0f9b444c861a24817f915d6710acfd8

SHA-1:
a89fb54f426abdeab715073fcf81f493afd40337

SHA-256:
772c9a1d3022d381e9db4eff85b7ec3aed42913e9991a96d9b44a4d6152df4cb

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:21:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.147.26

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3389

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1487

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18212

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected (variant)
8.9754

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11965

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140807

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MediaIngeaSL.a
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14805

Sophos
InstallCore ToDownload
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28830

File size:
667 KB (683,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Vaikimisi

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Ingea SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/1/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 2:59:59 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 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OvppvF/vS00mTbFw9TjMLmGOnLtrDuyjwMdD85XUZqs:OvLvhvSLmTbFwjMS1tfqMiXUZqs

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-ru-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dw2.ru.uptodown.com/dm/1397404030/.../adwcleaner-3-0-23-60099-ru-setup.exe

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