clickmein_setup.exe

ClickMeIn Limited

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application clickmein_setup.exe by ClickMeIn Limited 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.download-servers.com.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d61b5cd5d3939e2ba0285fa23051932b

SHA-1:
f45a0f8d9dfda9f2f5263490856ee282a21a4cfb

SHA-256:
17d5d860460aca931df5aa616a274bf3cbbc7a54cb363858e356d15302c4a6c4

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:
4/23/2024 10:47:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.126.170

Baidu Antivirus
HackTool.Win32.RiskTool
4.0.3.141122

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17658

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.55
9.0.1.0260

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AF (variant)
8.9326

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.11.22.10

McAfee
Artemis!159B42949E96
5600.6939

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickMeInLimited.P
14.9.17.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.13052C40!319106112
23.00.65.141120

Sophos
Install Core ClickMeIn Limited
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0112
7.2.260

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.2691
3.12.24.3

File size:
1 MB (1,084,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2012 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0181B78FA98E62B38390017BFFA25E8C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:51uq/kMKhGqQ4ARFWYPDWu0ybnTjLqxtq0rt4oMM52m:vn8MKhfQ4xYD/tTTCRrt4oMM5

Entry address:
0xCEA30

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 58, 4B, 40, 00, E8, 76, CD, FF, FF, 90, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 8B, D7, 8B, C6, E8, 94, FC, FF, FF, 83, 7C, 24, 04, 00, 74, 34, 8D, 4C, 24, 0C, 8D, 54, 24, 04, 8B, C5, E8, 16, FB, FF, FF, 83, 7C, 24, 0C, 00, 0F, 85, 66, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 4C, 24, 0C, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 8B, 44, 24, 04, E8, DA, FC, FF, FF, 8B, 04, 24, 33, D2, 89, 10, EB, 48, 8B, 6B, 08, 3B, F5, 75, 3A, 3B, 7B, 0C, 7F, 35, 8B, 0C, 24, 8B, D7, 8B, C5, E8, 71, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 04, 24, 83, 38, 00, 74, 28, 8B, 04, 24, 8B...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
841 KB (861,184 bytes)

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

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