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dropbox_setup.exe

Internet

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_setup.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 6 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 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:
Software Web   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
1f75bf27c517b8bc1f6cf083c9a72cef

SHA-1:
8fdb3dbe1804ee396c33662c21ace7cacef84ab1

SHA-256:
b532ee7a0dd2515b2870cb595c43d20c04c7869093e19984f73d551bb4a92c31

Scanner detections:
6 / 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 '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 6:48:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3154

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.53
9.0.1.090

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YH potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of hijackthis_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.5.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.AdvertisoGmbH
15.3.31.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38882

File size:
710.9 KB (727,976 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/17/2015 2:15:45 AM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 2:15:45 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:
112174199E19DC47E8626A3FC3B34B556C25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xx1aqcXOsG/SIllSSoIpOed2tEVRp1OvX0fS2t2fyOxwfkCrZXekLfX/y6ohvt6m:xx1aO3q2SSoHEl1O/0Tt2fyOxRCZXFL+

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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Entropy:
7.8614

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://securecloudfiledownload1427645239.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/download77/domainsplit/domain_splits/212517/.../dropbox_setup.exe

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