fileextractorsetup.exe

CoolAppDownloads

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application fileextractorsetup.exe by CoolAppDownloads has been detected as adware by 26 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.file-extract.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8576b39833b5d8707147f3112eca3b85

SHA-1:
29e907bd6be7622bea491cdb4fbd884162cbedb8

SHA-256:
62d3e3967fca52116b0111b09aa572779f5bc3bc5fdfe328854da557b3dedf9f

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/19/2024 1:04:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11165089
911

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.137.132

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2015.0.3389

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11165089
1.0.20.1095

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-173
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17944

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25861
9.0.1.0219

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11165089
8.14.08.07.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IK potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-2b18c34a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11165089
11.2014-07-08_5

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11165089
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCore
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11896

Malwarebytes
v2014.08.07.11

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11165089
15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbmt
0.28.2.61148

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11165089
14.04.11.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.S
14.8.7.23

SUPERAntiSpyware
10435

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27478

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1776

File size:
1.1 MB (1,108,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/14/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CoolAppDownloads, O=CoolAppDownloads, STREET=63 Ronthschild Blvd, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00C1B6068CBEB4D13FFA1A0A377FF3960B

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:d1vS0CNKiowqxKVdLMjbAF4tB/GHbINKOpx1E+jhVV00/EWQkbMpCdXvr0927:dJPKTDAZAuB/GHbIcCc+jhXqCMqvr0

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:
7.8382  (probably packed)

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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