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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 10 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:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1970398db728a03f489998d17954dfd6

SHA-1:
f6be01d38a49711c6e15cf3658b43ef24d72bce8

SHA-256:
f52241fbab11c5ced2d6b869bd7d609972395db63bde43f929bbb6b222dd2e15

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/25/2024 8:59:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.153.64

AVG
MalSign.Max Setup
2015.0.3483

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0125

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JO (variant)
8.9761

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11984

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SuperCool
v2014.05.05.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.N
14.8.7.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28904

File size:
777.7 KB (796,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SuperCool Applications

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 4:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rxvpNU81R5tcr04Sx1WMOlo1bA5mMFzEQjqeljMZyUx+TOYEQOODV2:rxvjR5dx1WOEFoQjdhM0KvfOD

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:
7.8760

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 rcWDK4m7dAWVVAm7dREhKVuvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV8RAj73AZM1NjnmI3cWedtleX2JcmxWvm10hXtt7XxjIHxFcrVWvm1uhXtw r5jDK1l ExWvmN0hXt07XvEDXxWvmF0hXtpDCNJ Exl Ei6xH1YIKDTDK5y7dg6VH0mDXPwcj1Y7KNlIKxWvm5whXtPDHsJcdl0IKWufSDC2j1YDrVdIKNlfS7m7K2pDZ1fATM1OTi0NTg4ATn=&su=1

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