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clickmeinsetup.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 clickmeinsetup.exe, “Powered by InstallCore” by ClickMeIn Limited 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.clickmein.com.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn  (signed by ClickMeIn Limited)

Product:
ClickMeIn

Description:
Powered by InstallCore

Version:
2.0.1.73

MD5:
5aa7aade12ada25d4c4add8a378e9f84

SHA-1:
be18dc34dc0bb53ec21c15477992c4f52eb407e3

SHA-256:
8fe59475a27d590a50ee65804ba4995dfd2c0cb386c34e504d74d1c4df45a290

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:
4/18/2024 3:10:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adtool.InstallCore.Gen.2
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.136.70

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17914

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore (variant)
9.9527

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/27/2015

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

Malwarebytes
Adware.InstallCore
v2015.08.27.06

McAfee
Artemis!5AA7AADE12AD
5600.6660

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ClickMeIn.Installer (M)
15.8.27.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallCore!1.9DE1
23.00.65.15825

File size:
692.6 KB (709,256 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.1.73

Copyright:
Copyright © InstallCore

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/2/2011 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2012 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Cyprus, 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:
14E458E6106122ED8D122BDA9265B6A2

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):
12288:XNmAu56FXmvwsAD3HGKuvishsSvszCAQOqDGSArGujM7WgRqX5qio+:MsxmItKKuZjvsvQTGSArGKM7WCqY3+

Entry address:
0x14AEA0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 4D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, F2, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
484 KB (495,616 bytes)

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

http://download.clickmein.com/ver/1.0.0.139/.../ClickMeInSetup.exe

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