cr_downloader_for_final-fantasy-x.exe

Application

eCHANG Net Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application cr_downloader_for_final-fantasy-x.exe, “Application Setup ” by eCHANG Net has been detected as adware by 7 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.
Publisher:
eCHANG Net Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
a1346c5105e4eb4a96ef2d8ba2879d4c

SHA-1:
c56ada425081995a1d3ed440f25e446126130491

SHA-256:
9c2c1cdb770c2bf4e4bf1a82aaaa32461246e3a201b175b1ec0d5f49a25d77e9

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/19/2024 7:03:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CR
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14395

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.eCHANGNet.b
14.12.21.21

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35418

File size:
746.5 KB (764,464 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/11/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/12/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=eCHANG Net Inc., OU=IT, O=eCHANG Net Inc., L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5EED2F2FB7AE7CF93BB2E11ECC2F164F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Q8+/pVaVxsRWtq+POUB3AbUNGUsK/p8nfGY2YWFGvAtMsZ/rxJvFqB36UHCtLuq0:QN/cxsI39BPT/puGLzMstr3NuitSdnL

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.8748

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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