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edcast_3.1.21_downloader.exe

Apponic

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application edcast_3.1.21_downloader.exe by Apponic has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 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 www.apponic.com.
Publisher:
Apponic  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cfee05e943a1ac6ce983ebf090b6e713

SHA-1:
745fbad02f0121d7946968670bb07cf91550567f

SHA-256:
1774316f9f0ebabbb3d21d241fe0eaadb414c2efac7b9627d27327989fa0a158

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 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:
4/26/2024 5:52:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.189.146

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3275

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.29117
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14174

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Apponic.W
14.11.29.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35224

File size:
715.8 KB (732,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\edcast_3.1.21_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apponic

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/14/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Apponic, OU=IT, O=Apponic, L=Shanghai, S=Shanghai, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
67DDF7235C960EAA54E2CFA8F79EC5F7

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:G4vp7ldedJv9lZuN8+GRO64w8Yy3OJYtrDR8n0gZeM/Bwhb8XC:G4v/gLFlZBnW7Sn0gZe46xh

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 edcast_3.1.21_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.apponic.com/phome/download/.../

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