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ccleaner.exe

Program

Nextinteractive

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ccleaner.exe, “Program Setup ” by Nextinteractive has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Piriform CCleaner but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Installer Internet   (signed by Nextinteractive)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
1.0.3.5

MD5:
239c6ae9a04d9eac928a4ca7c7faec68

SHA-1:
172834f8e0c6e9cea9f89ef7594ef75b82a13530

SHA-256:
64f3727effdc064f10c8c9ebff56d0089326f8bc432e232a1ccf62e268f412a9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/26/2024 3:06:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Nextinteractive.Installer (M)
16.2.27.18

File size:
781.8 KB (800,560 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Nextinteractive

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/26/2015 4:26:19 PM

Valid to:
2/27/2016 4:26:19 PM

Subject:
CN=Nextinteractive, O=Nextinteractive, L=Paris, C=FR

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

Serial number:
11215751962DA8AB907610F3CB6A88D4205C

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:/fnaI6RXKuxay+wooMaTKTp0nssphBgYV1XFg9JhL/6suwZPeiNxDfwT2+pHTE0:/fnhkXK477wWI4g9TisZPeiHL8NTf

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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)

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

http://cdn.telechargerv2filescentersfarms.com/c?x=RPVJ8EQH7RWAZbpglaafEWxWs dN0aY/vDb57V2SiW4=&c=Q4yevLJnvvJ0kNkY16gnr0TNbT7SNp4KjhiuQH/jhXB cG0Y9mle YW5MK/Ea1/MW5A0v49Tuz719tjuohe7Pi/Wyq7/KzGIAyNDwueWvEwhs2B/y4yd0Y8LEJg4dY2ac2UlDgGNDg3DalTIdcFOw==&fallback_url=http://.../ccsetup507.exe&downloadAs=ccleaner.exe

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