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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 16 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.great-appdownloads.com.
Publisher:
CoolAppDownloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
eeb954a0b2e907c3602cd78250f757cb

SHA-1:
373e33a9f9434cbf015c1572e09eaa5d2b87cdf7

SHA-256:
43713e0112a05d7db6e43605dcb20163a39bfc471696b5e1a635255c03d99a33

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/18/2024 4:11:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.AI.85
7.11.138.122

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140807

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3389

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.AI
17979

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0110

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.FJ (variant)
8.9578

F-Prot
W32/A-42c63c6c
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12719

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installcore
v2014.04.20.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbml
0.28.2.61148

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CoolAppDownloads.S
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14418

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10653

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27668

File size:
779 KB (797,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CoolAppDownloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vyMJfsU3e4qKNTGw/6vYhkK8CLbuYTKhvnbYGuGu:vlJfs+e4qKw1vzK8CL6YTivnsGu

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8840

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://www.great-appdownloads.com/file-extractor/gcp/.../?dl=1

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