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bluestacks.exe

Application

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application bluestacks.exe, “Application Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 9 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:
Program   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
1.0.4.0

MD5:
df4de61904cde8825b360bc337cf3294

SHA-1:
4e9fc357dc6bdfd60cea0ffff26959733165fd08

SHA-256:
d459d8331a8df066128bfad7987609cf0318601d151d3d864837a18f12398cb0

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:22:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3101

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DTI
22221

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.53
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZD potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16007

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.05.23.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.AdvertisoGmbH
15.5.23.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40432

File size:
702.5 KB (719,352 bytes)

Product version:
2.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/16/2015 7:23:46 PM

Valid to:
4/16/2016 7:23:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

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

Serial number:
1121DF31F82FD4B5B38CDC9B7169522BEC4D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9/opjr7GqEPMAxPX82nx6+v4wd5nqaoRkNSyg0isrkFvE7RgCP0tusSu85c7X:9/o1uhEAxf8s6jKX3E0imkdIRgCP7M

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:
7.8800

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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