coolcalendarsetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application coolcalendarsetup.exe by PersonalCleaner 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.coolcalendarapp.com.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2c2964c75333fbd1515cd00900cecb77

SHA-1:
788b0f99da78eb3e50fec2671c5d99324a1f941e

SHA-256:
febc6309b333f6cfd50edb207f117dfd8f231e05468973cfd7b1c33d472ae44e

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 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:
4/26/2024 2:08:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.209.190

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3201

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14941

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dimyyj
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner
15.2.11.18

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
37240

File size:
768.5 KB (786,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

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):
24576:s9FVU/55UdcPT6h/ujPboJHKlr9TvOj4zPS:svP12jzxdJv

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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Entropy:
7.8755

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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