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anyprotectsetup.exe

ClickMeIn Limited

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application anyprotectsetup.exe by ClickMeIn Limited has been detected as adware by 10 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 www.anyprotect.com.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6c18c828e47f472feca366b02420729c

SHA-1:
93ec92dd786198974e0105975fd8e52ddf9f8a73

SHA-256:
8799ef51b7024a157fe55ce08d94514d3695ddc19483aef28b227b6a93aa67e6

Scanner detections:
10 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 2:54:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AVG
Clickmein
2015.0.3404

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CH potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickMeInLimited.P
14.7.23.15

Sophos
AnyProtect
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10466

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1119
7.2.204

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

File size:
632.5 KB (647,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0181B78FA98E62B38390017BFFA25E8C

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0yMJfsGtgewskOaoDAB+ShyU7JkK8aR4/4rKmvUXafuZh5OSqBr+1WsR3fbkPyN0:0yMJfsu2s8oDAB+u/JkAT8Xafu1OFV+n

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:
7.7545

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file anyprotectsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.anyprotect.com/dl.php?data=null&anyprotect_id=1&r=ap_mm1_nc&pr=s&prm=b3JnY2g9YXBfbW0xJmF1dG89MSZzdWJpZD00NjFiOGE2M2M2YWYxYzMwY2Y2YTdhMGY5ZmRmZmUwYQ==

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