camstudio2.7r316-setup.exe

IronInstall

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application camstudio2.7r316-setup.exe by IronInstall has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. 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 dl.cdn.chip.de and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
IronInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e94e93d300c6058cfb806db5b8ebd951

SHA-1:
5e3d00f752e784f67b862c69056ee1794ae907ba

SHA-256:
6a67f0e89c2635aa178e075ae1484e39d3df4ce5de487005f033641dc1242501

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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".

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 3:03:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.144.242

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
2014.9-140513

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18153

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.122
9.0.1.0133

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BF (variant)
8.9711

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11861

Microsoft Security Essentials
1.10502

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.13.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.IronInstall.V
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.14511

SUPERAntiSpyware
10608

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
28534

File size:
620.7 KB (635,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\camstudio2.7r316-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/20/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/21/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IronInstall, O=IronInstall, STREET=63 Rothschild Blvd., L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
2DC5BB8E9D823CD0C4F09AE859BBBEAC

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:pMJfs2JdILQLV6EqaV4qGLalZzYPAj+fxYVMMl8SWPLX9LjYqdfhNqEs:pMJfsyemRNLg+9WPLBhfaEs

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file camstudio2.7r316-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../CamStudio2.7r316-Setup.exe

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