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alcohol52_fe_2.0.2.4713.exe

The application alcohol52_fe_2.0.2.4713.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from mirror1.free-downloads.net and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
8d2e01b4e154937878b139fb229b3c43

SHA-1:
dd565d4ba138e8a6c0cc0533c3e4e61f323302ac

SHA-256:
6ca2009821d4a68d91c8f1b95b0cbedc115068dfd0c7da785a7014289fb06686

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:17:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.122
9.0.1.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY (variant)
8.9255

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.165.247.01

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.14105

File size:
954.8 KB (977,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\alcohol52_fe_2.0.2.4713.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:JyMJfsja93D9xigc9W8xvzf4OIZIoj8/1sM2Sdp2kDRXobiHDQwkB+B1:JlJfsm9BixvzfhIZIog/1V2Sdp2uRYbI

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7758

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file alcohol52_fe_2.0.2.4713.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://mirror1.free-downloads.net/.../Alcohol52_FE_2.0.2.4713.exe

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com//dd5/65d/.../file?id_file=28592&channel=WEB&instance=softonic_jp&type=PROGRAM&fdh=no&SD_used=0&Expires=1376391416&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&Signature=igWKAB62t7nn9xQx2CbO56vLsdQR3gXI7YZDjTttgomYZo8O0Lfu68FpmcOVoFAKWUU2v4mlnSIF4CP869DMn-~xLHCeUyZni8guHxnqdKh4~luQ1~7iCAFilgqQGjOCakLJkx-MpiafDbTphdMc9Onpw76a7RguBRr3-tLI6-4_&filename=Alcohol52_FE_2-0-2-4713.exe

http://mirror3.free-downloads.net/.../Alcohol52_FE_2.0.2.4713.exe

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