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ccleanersetup.exe

SuperCool Applications

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ccleanersetup.exe by SuperCool Applications has been detected as adware by 14 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:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
38ab554629c89866e68792a4f612e5bf

SHA-1:
326e603e64d8e7d74de819579ed5cb8a8cb9c049

SHA-256:
60e16aea8a51903f54e838abd2d5dfb895a1c870f739cd23177a876283b2b5ea

Scanner detections:
14 / 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 '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:
5/5/2024 12:58:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.InstallCore.D
906

AVG
Max Setup
2015.0.3384

Bitdefender
Adware.InstallCore.D
1.0.20.1125

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0225

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.InstallCore
8.14.08.13.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JO potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.InstallCore.D
11.2014-13-08_4

G Data
Adware.InstallCore
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of firefoxsetup.exe (Adware)
2014.8.13.12

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.13.08

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.InstallCore.D
15.0.0.675

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.N
14.8.7.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29800

File size:
787.2 KB (806,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SuperCool Applications

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SuperCool Applications, O=SuperCool Applications, STREET=63 Ronthscheld Blvd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
7239B70290995A99967AE1DE581942C0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/avTmpPn8woY0bOxkvHvkrfCb5XGaSxhN:/K0PN30ak+ab52aS3N

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.clean4pc.com/?dl=1&meta=7dNBDK5uDXaJ rcJ dAJhd5C m0WedNyDK50IXDlfSDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcW2Ham7dAWV5am7dREhXxyvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV8RNZnyOTndNjnmI3cWedtleX2JcmxWvm10hXtt7XxjIHxFcrVWvm1uhXtw r5jDK1l ExWvmN0hXt07XvEDXxWvmF0hXtpDCNJ Exl Ei6xH1YIKDTDK5y7dg6VH0mDXPwcj1Y7KNlIKxWvm5whXtPDHsJcdl0IKWufSDC2j1YDrVdIKNlfS7m7K2pDZ1fATa4NzLRNZCwAjn=&su=1

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