ccleaner.exe

IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ccleaner.exe by IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS has been detected as adware by 3 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. 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:
IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8f663ffcd54328369a5db3cb48472869

SHA-1:
50c8dbe76a784a5be032240341d703152e0ee9a3

SHA-256:
96bd497acf681683c5f47f4e950c0fb4dcc63ad7212447a2e22ff978cb125a31

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
4/25/2024 9:54:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.NA
8.9665

Reason Heuristics
PUP.IDEASSAASSOLUTIONS.I
14.7.17.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
28194

File size:
668.7 KB (684,744 bytes)

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
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/20/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC, O=IDEAS SAAS SOLUTIONS LLC, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4EEB1ED3CF36D8FA85CB8273F026C83A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:b5kpjGnX0V5XiZC7CIiCds65U1NpPCdQp0jHnMz6L+kGqjxI22fd1dv6KFP+gAae:b5k10kVtVHig55U/pq/nMz6iWSd7yKVK

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:
7.8135

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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