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fairuse4wm-1.3.exe

SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application fairuse4wm-1.3.exe by SILICOM INTERNET, S.L has been detected as adware by 15 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 installm.net.
Publisher:
SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
285bf30e78332cf377b547a20cf2796a

SHA-1:
76ecd33f0cb445b0abb66584c5fe286d240e67bf

SHA-256:
f05fe7ae678f60a189b0658b978ea76fd1b108773b497e19299f8b76298b24de

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/26/2024 3:24:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.144
7.11.158.2

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3382

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.NE (variant)
8.10032

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of a-bootable-usb-0.9.5.471.exe (Adware)
2014.10.31.18

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12586

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.15.01

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbna
0.28.2.61519

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SILICOMINTERNETSL.N
14.8.14.21

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10421

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
30876

File size:
671.8 KB (687,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\fairuse4wm-1.3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
10/24/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/29/2014 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.", O="SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.", L=Villaviciosa de Odon, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C80396B3808BBD5B05A86D48465401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MQFpLUOMDcxaJMDc2n6smSG65o+hfBMArGEAeA6E8bU/rY9E1xJ:MQFRUOycxaK4STq+NTA4Ivb

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:
7.8445

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file fairuse4wm-1.3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://installm.net/bestsoftware/proof/fairuse4wm-1.3.exe/.../download.htm

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