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directx.exe

FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application directx.exe by FITDownloader has been detected as adware 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from inndl.com.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bb508c0e268937584b60d82bcba89e58

SHA-1:
791ade515ddbcd232ba0e942751dc6863e7132c6

SHA-256:
130203445462ec04ec7942e824c5f3dcb59fd612670e8a3fd2b01f3127ea40ee

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/24/2024 10:30:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.FITDownloader (M)
16.1.19.1

File size:
735.3 KB (752,992 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FITDownloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FITDownloader, O=FITDownloader, STREET=28 Lenelblome 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:
5E0816C139E8D20E76830D3D9638C4FE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:c2vpi4DHu533ogHrTJoqHS3KaaBgGJ3pTel8d0Qbg0L4zfIpWaPCLBM92pnQsscs:c2vwEO5Hvm8SaHBgael8bbg0L4jYNqLQ

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://inndl.com/download.php?version=010914&domain=directx&name=DirectX&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmZyLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZnIvc2Nybi8xNzAwMC8xNzU1OC9kaXJlY3R4LWVuZC11c2VyLXJ1bnRpbWUtd2ViLWluc3RhbGxlci0wMS0zMngzMi5wbmc=&ss=http://screenshots.fr.sftcdn.net/fr/scrn/17000/.../directx-5.jpg?key=api&url=aHR0cDovL2Rvd25sb2FkLm1pY3Jvc29mdC5jb20vZG93bmxvYWQvMS83LzEvMTcxOENDQzQtNjMxNS00RDhFLTk1NDMtOEUyOEE0RTE4QzRDL2R4d2Vic2V0dXAuZXhl&os=&lang=fr_FR&desc=UGlsb3RlcyBwb3VyIFdpbmRvd3MgcG91ciBsJnJzcXVvO2V4JmVhY3V0ZTtjdXRpb24gZCZyc3F1bzthcHBsaWNhdGlvbnMgZXQgZGUgamV1eA==&gclid=1

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