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dropbox setup.exe

The application dropbox setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 18 anti-malware scanners. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from dropbox.todownload.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
a2fe63241fa8cde5a50b3b956c8cf34d

SHA-1:
bf67957c7566215f019bd6dd139dfd139486cb1c

SHA-256:
9c1cff519b6ee442a5e1bff626f3a727638c6986abc9dae443c6bfd060ce83bf

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Analysis date:
5/2/2024 9:53:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
14.07.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.140.232

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
2014.9-140728

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3399

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18033

Dr.Web
BackDoor.BlackHole.10549
9.0.1.0209

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.AMN
8.14.07.28.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AZ (variant)
8.9629

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

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10426

McAfee
Artemis!98803BC8E7B4
5600.7055

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.163.1557.0

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.28.04

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14726

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBOHAQ
7.2.209

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
27976

File size:
1.2 MB (1,215,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:29zwHyxIu/Ku2zhhDIwod3J1kuNFJO2AOBD7s+4xATQXog:vHyxIgYzhhDIwgRE2AOBD7s+Co

Entry address:
0xD6670

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 20, A8, 40, 00, E8, FB, ED, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7483

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
869.5 KB (890,368 bytes)

The file dropbox setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dropbox.todownload.com/get/file/.../846061?gclid=CJ-43ZfOnbUCFQ7LtAodcDEAew&

http://dropbox.todownload.com/get/file/.../846061?gclid=CP3W7O3PnbUCFWbKtAodvBEATQ&

http://dropbox.todownload.com/get/file/.../846061?gclid=CMjK0paznbUCFcyiPAodDnUAWw&

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