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fileextractorsetup.exe

App generic

Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application fileextractorsetup.exe, “App generic Setup ” by Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 7 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.topdown-apps.org.
Publisher:
Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
App generic

Description:
App generic Setup

MD5:
96067132784577870f1190e14f62f115

SHA-1:
5be4878f3b5ac4183d0e78f18136f32e475c2d36

SHA-256:
0558bc4208cc84a6d7a5134e4456d7ce19b1f6a65318024ea92dd7002687743c

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 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:
4/25/2024 3:03:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.zks
7.11.196.218

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3254

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DO
20417

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.33
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UF potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
14.12.24

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
35418

File size:
779.1 KB (797,824 bytes)

Product version:
1.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/3/2014 5:09:23 AM

Valid to:
11/4/2015 5:09:23 AM

Subject:
CN=Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11213DD7FC6C74C176DC6153FA1CA0289B07

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:SHvCadzrmMd7ztfSja8r7DQQVBgLziZt0vnGtQEClTH:SPf99d7RfSHzWLziZt+GtAH

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:
7.8755

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.topdown-apps.org/file-extractor/gb/.../?dl=1

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