ccsetup418.exe

NextInteractive

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ccsetup418.exe by NextInteractive has been detected as adware by 13 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.01net.com.
Publisher:
NextInteractive  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4a975371aa87c0c75aa2c937dbbb1f44

SHA-1:
0a05a75c289cda6488267d9298d33ce9527f8fcd

SHA-256:
b60101adb4f7e9cb8c56844613f53fa364509ef0aa1f1860d5e68e2169c33625

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/19/2024 7:40:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.179.140

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3314

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141022

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.6
9.0.1.0295

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QH (variant)
8.10586

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Malwarebytes
v2014.10.22.04

McAfee
Artemis!4A975371AA87
5600.6970

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NextInteractive.K
14.11.1.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

File size:
680.5 KB (696,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ccsetup418.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=NextInteractive, O=NextInteractive, STREET=12 rue d'Oradour sur Glane, L=Paris, S=IDF, PostalCode=75015, C=FR

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

Serial number:
009E4B52117DDD6C7EDC11E30C62E32B31

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fdFa0HY27ItBQ/hpDlNLGROKSkR1MEFTD83qxaSdd5ShzdN:fdFJ4DHE+R1dR1MITDwoaSdd4p

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 ccsetup418.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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