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adwcleaner-3.014.exe

SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adwcleaner-3.014.exe by SILICOM INTERNET, S.L has been detected as adware by 16 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 installm.net.
Publisher:
SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
769502835a9758d38bb9e22195b0667c

SHA-1:
5cd0116f43e4d8ee19c4fb100040885901b3215a

SHA-256:
8fdda228a62aed920b3215c537ef0cf526521cc9849f148afaceafd3e9a8ae5f

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 11:08:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.144
7.11.158.2

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3382

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.NE (variant)
8.10032

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of a-bootable-usb-0.9.5.471.exe (Adware)
2014.10.31.19

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12586

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.14.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!769502835A97
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbna
0.28.2.61519

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SILICOMINTERNETSL.P
14.8.14.22

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10421

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
30876

File size:
671.8 KB (687,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adwcleaner-3.014.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
10/24/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/29/2014 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.", O="SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.", L=Villaviciosa de Odon, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C80396B3808BBD5B05A86D48465401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DQFpLUOMDcxaJMDc2n6smSG65o+hfBMArGEAeA6E8bU/rY9E1xJ:DQFRUOycxaK4STq+NTA4Ivb

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:
7.8446

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adwcleaner-3.014.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://installm.net/locateinstaller/vendor/.../2532197.htm

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