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adwcleaner-3-216-71457-es-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-3-216-71457-es-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1d932255c0cfd3a02098989a2265fc42

SHA-1:
19e4951a7cc152e4f6797e05a65f82f742cacdb1

SHA-256:
714f3cb75084ff079aa9a8bb0be7ab581a72ebe1f381a86866a6c4a22a08dd6b

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

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:
4/19/2024 9:52:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/UpToDown.Gen5
7.11.162.136

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3404

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10116

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MediaIngea
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.07.23.01

McAfee
Artemis!ED7A7D6A10B1
5600.7060

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MediaIngeaSL.FF
14.8.7.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
31364

File size:
1.8 MB (1,895,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\searches\adwcleaner-3-216-71457-es-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Ingea SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/31/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/31/2016 8:59:59 PM

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:
12/25/2013 2:01:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QNEMM9/2PZUwVIGGEb0lYYn0X+RUTvEXedh5ptb/ZFvk7Ztpp/fpvplppppvp56:aEMMd2BSYYn0lTMXedh5ptzZ+7Z6

Entry address:
0x30E4

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, E4, 42, 00, E8, 95, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, 87, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 3F, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 2D, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file adwcleaner-3-216-71457-es-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://ins.uptodown.com/dm/1406243226/.../adwcleaner-3-216-71457-es-setup.exe

http://ins.uptodown.com/dm/1406132039/.../adwcleaner-3-216-71457-es-setup.exe

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