ccleaner_setup.exe

Software application

Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ccleaner_setup.exe, “Software application Setup ” by Dova Network (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 12 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Piriform CCleaner but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:

Product:
Software application

Description:
Software application Setup

MD5:
9974eeeee3d94a02e4114ee79e06fb4a

SHA-1:
9f36a31aba050c8a0162c594fcc85e6c81498b7d

SHA-256:
63a2510a284e4ef0d7d8c6da492c958179fba39cbeb97e5f2eaf6d54a43d007b

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
5/21/2024 6:02:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.zkt
7.11.199.192

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3206

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.NewMedia.VDO
20734

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.33
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UQ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCore
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814554

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallCore.dlnpbb
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.New Media Holdings
15.2.7.8

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
36340

File size:
826.3 KB (846,104 bytes)

Product version:
5.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/29/2014 5:13:24 PM

Valid to:
10/30/2015 5:13:24 PM

Subject:
CN=Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Dova Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121EA6FC07B9DEE393ABBAEF1AA874D6483

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bIFaAYn9w4e95D9M9a7mb08JMTn0NrFjXURgFpTZzJqAvd4jDbavr7WUgoepw:bIFdYny4U5ia6TJpJFjrdqAvufb

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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Entropy:
7.8660

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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