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driverguide_driver_download_1366368.exe

iCentric Corporation

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application driverguide_driver_download_1366368.exe by iCentric has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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 members.driverguide.com.
Publisher:
iCentric Corporation  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d43b4ac5055461e6cfc7615c6ae1ae20

SHA-1:
4a4169d35943aa34977dadbcaf20cc6939d351d7

SHA-256:
ce60f6e7eefe991d80645a2e0ba1ec560ee79d8f445a005de20f6cdcc03c1297

Scanner detections:
8 / 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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:32:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24814
9.0.1.0109

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CH (variant)
8.9639

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.iCentricCorporation.d
14.6.12.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14417

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28030

File size:
1.3 MB (1,311,216 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\driverguide_driver_download_1366368.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
iCentric Corporation

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/14/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/15/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=iCentric Corporation, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=iCentric Corporation, L=Los Angeles, S=California, C=US

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:
36FE7583F80C18188E28B189CEEC6678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yMJfsvPfqFA7qxvYbcEuax8uy1jEiVccIpYSCEsQAzxt5YUOi4oaBUfco39BzDwB:lJfsfiAzbRpyu2ccIpY7ENAzv5Yxi4Np

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file driverguide_driver_download_1366368.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://members.driverguide.com/.../?id=1366368&ts=1386617426&auth=75c87b5d409b8c7938cd8d9a4b1fb546&tp=ic&us=0

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