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adwcleaner-3-012-52716-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-3-012-52716-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 dw4.it.uptodown.com.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bda20faf70bfd0532094b23d86b72ae0

SHA-1:
28371c2b39c16e764944779eb2402d6ffd30b181

SHA-256:
5a16f3c5830993ef17973b30791f5cad16e402ce04ea8608dc54cc23458c75d3

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:
4/26/2024 5:16:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.152.248

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3362

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1494

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18432

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0247

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected (variant)
8.9892

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore_JE
9/4/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712305

McAfee
Artemis!BDA20FAF70BF
5600.7018

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140904

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MediaIngeaSL.FF
14.9.4.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14902

Sophos
InstallCore ToDownload
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0313
7.2.247

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29930

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-3-012-52716-it-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Ingea SL

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:pvppvF/vS00mTbFw9TjMLmGOnLtrDuyjwMdD85XUZqsQ:pvLvhvSLmTbFwjMS1tfqMiXUZqsQ

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-3-012-52716-it-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dw4.it.uptodown.com/dm/1395178706/.../adwcleaner-3-012-52716-it-setup.exe

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