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fileextractorsetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

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 PersonalCleaner has been detected as adware by 11 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.fileextractorapp.com.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d5aba35a1cc537a6decbec7c0d052c39

SHA-1:
b0f68dd92418f44d8813f0002744444b76ddfe96

SHA-256:
f3a0e62867f232d33ccbd3b2582325c42236d98bc09929eebe197b358b318ad6

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/24/2024 7:20:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.163.164

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3404

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
14.7.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12819

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.07.23.12

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.7060

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.S
14.7.23.12

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
680.7 KB (697,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PersonalCleaner

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/2/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam 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:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

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):
12288:GOFapU8ka6OmubTpMsQb6oe5j6sHMV+nNGVYeC0dVwQqN7bC2IFdQQEQ+jBac:GOFhfOmATysvF5j6ss48VYeCszEbC2Mf

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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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.fileextractorapp.com/file-extractor/gb/.../?dl=1

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