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dropbox.exe

Generic program

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application dropbox.exe, “Generic program Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Dropbox but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Program   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Generic program

Description:
Generic program Setup

MD5:
f4bbc849e57422fdbf180aea4cd286a8

SHA-1:
f26b5268032209592190af98f5bfcf89f5951fb6

SHA-256:
02e496df75319f2e861dece911f7412824f40e711dbcfa7da9d12fdbc02179f3

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 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:
4/29/2024 4:34:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.8.22

File size:
707 KB (724,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/16/2015 10:53:46 AM

Valid to:
4/16/2016 10:53:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121DF31F82FD4B5B38CDC9B7169522BEC4D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uQeaFSaiiQ3S8gwn7z8Y+uds15tkKMsQNpSr0D1ZpfAVnx4hmrAYiHX7h5:uQeKiiKS897z/Vs15tkKMscSQIx1KT

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.neronac.com/c?x=fkcqjUCCYmQ2b48a08wRN38B5sIb6MxUa15YaoHEZ1o=&c=eO83aEjbgeZeiqQGRiyJSAlq4YCIYvbl3hEIO6ube8kPVBXWTapYr8qEBX8zafhqba6N4wxPwI8J/a1L/Qta6g==&downloadAs=dropbox.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadserver40.com/softwares/.../Dropbox2.6.18Meta.exe

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