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 13 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.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c7b6e0ea2d7d3646f7a7f88ac281fcc0

SHA-1:
f57ba6d3faefa7bf5c964877691fb075379786d1

SHA-256:
3e4ac8e8d4746d2b83eecfbc62a593e59d2542b7fafba4e34734f3fd7ce1992f

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/29/2024 11:17:08 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AVG
Clickmein
2015.0.3270

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

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CJ
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13358

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmfs
0.28.2.62286

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickMeInLimited.P
14.12.5.9

Sophos
AnyProtect
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
10196

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1119
7.2.339

Vba32 AntiVirus
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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2015 5:59:59 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 5:22:17 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:
7.7546

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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