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Consolidation Assistant (Evaluation version)

Add-ins.com LLC

The application consolidation_assistant.exe, “Consolidation Assistant (Evaluation version) Setup ” by Add-ins.com has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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.add-ins.com.
Publisher:
Add-ins.com LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Consolidation Assistant (Evaluation version)

Description:
Consolidation Assistant (Evaluation version) Setup

MD5:
299bc2a581797c32095eaaa451946ec8

SHA-1:
586caac1dc252ba3775a060dd0789bcc1d9744e1

SHA-256:
d5b5209f8345eb501a50b5c59cd4993b6b0c5dae3c33de1438096cb12a0469b1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
5/16/2024 9:08:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.2.8.2

File size:
1.1 MB (1,163,072 bytes)

Product version:
5

Copyright:
@2015 Add-Ins.Com LLC

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Add-ins.com LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/31/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/1/2018 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Add-ins.com LLC, O=Add-ins.com LLC, STREET=144 Dewberry Drive, L=Hockessin, S=DE, PostalCode=19707, C=US

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

Serial number:
78BEBE74B6599D16A107D70A8A9902E4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9848

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

https://www.add-ins.com/Consolidation_Assistant.exe

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