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f18-carrier-landing.exe

FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application f18-carrier-landing.exe by FITDownloader has been detected as adware 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 d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cecf7ee81e0066d9ec65b9482020429b

SHA-1:
9127e8e46446a69daff8fc3b00d3d0e9f12481ce

SHA-256:
4a186c686c2f4f9a9a614d1d97121a1e110b4e7e9a8ce5671ec40c160e599d6a

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 9:15:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3360

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.464
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.09.06.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FITDownloader.T
14.9.6.1

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

File size:
733.8 KB (751,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\f18-carrier-landing.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FITDownloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FITDownloader, O=FITDownloader, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5E0816C139E8D20E76830D3D9638C4FE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fIqovpzwvor+HyS1jXn5dR0YrbowDvsmqwO+tnZB1LTrtxYJTbVoOJtr5drSJaw0:fIqovpwvTSOj3337DUmqwv51LHoTbmAn

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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Entropy:
7.8846

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file f18-carrier-landing.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/download.php?os=&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi82OTY3NzAwMC82OTY3NzA4OS9pbWFnZS0wMS0xMDB4MTAwLnBuZw==&desc=RXhjZWxsZW50IEYxOCBsYW5kaW5nIHNpbXVsYXRvciBnYW1l&name=F18 Carrier Landing&domain=f18-carrier-landing&ss=&lang=en_US&url=aHR0cDovL2YxOC1jYXJyaWVyLWxhbmRpbmcuZW4uc29mdG9uaWMuY29t&version=010914&ins=jaleco

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