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fileopenersetup.exe

ICS Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application fileopenersetup.exe by ICS Setup has been detected as adware by 12 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.unzip-it.com.
Publisher:
ICS Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f7ba55d2e1571d0a0e1ea4e5c652c599

SHA-1:
4524e428230fdbc1c927b8f769e8b572f0d72297

SHA-256:
cc3e5fc5ba1365f0887845bb023059c68d649a95a83f7584f5757dcc161b11a8

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 3:50:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.472
7.11.165.246

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3393

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0216

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LM potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of mediaplayersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.12.2

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.12981

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.3459

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ICS
v2014.08.04.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ICSSetup.P
14.8.4.3

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
682.2 KB (698,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ICS Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/23/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/24/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ICS Setup, O=ICS Setup, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel-Aviv, S=Gush dan, PostalCode=65113, C=IL

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

Serial number:
401AE9F3E475B300437336E84E319A7F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:G2FafU8lBTxSRuQVvcivh82vIFC/W4Ff+yE8mIBsqDwG5lPJq7luO:G2Fy1xQvdwnG+yRmI1UklPk7l

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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Entropy:
7.8587

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.unzip-it.com/file-opener/mm/.../?dl=1

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