argente - registry cleaner portable 3.1.0.1.exe

Generic

Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application argente - registry cleaner portable 3.1.0.1.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o 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.
Publisher:
Software Installer   (signed by Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o.)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
2.0.2.4

MD5:
ab1e31cf6ee3f975914b1c57d2bffe04

SHA-1:
87b1150e0a138789d3578298421243b3cdefd1b8

SHA-256:
ff3f6d1ce23a8ed4205ae331be633c445e80768ba81e5c480a848614f09c7d5b

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 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 8:06:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3161

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.224
9.0.1.082

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YH potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy
5.13.68

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15364

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.RingierAxelSpringerPolskaSpzoo
15.3.23.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38552

File size:
675.9 KB (692,088 bytes)

Product version:
4.7.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\argente - registry cleaner portable 3.1.0.1.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/2/2014 3:08:00 PM

Valid to:
12/3/2015 3:08:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o., O=Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o., L=Warszawa, C=PL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112158083A5E821B7A3E9A1253B62099C808

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mMupuD2GCxXRFuKUwb3vXfd6WadHNtC6LRPveZo0ja7kjlT1ZDELfgp:mMuIDRCTQHwzXMpLt5i7NTQLfi

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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