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fileopenersetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

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 PersonalCleaner has been detected as adware by 13 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.fileopenerapp.com.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cb86f57df386ec5af6655280d24815dc

SHA-1:
5b74bf4c49cfbba3e02521943e1a23044a7356c0

SHA-256:
cd99e7435a951f77b384690e49c00cf3b0e70f86cfc93fde4200bc0a0b9d8716

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/25/2024 2:21:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.QC.1
7.11.167.130

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3389

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QC potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_downloadmanagersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.2.11

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13054

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.3236

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.09.17.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.P
14.8.7.16

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10435

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
696.3 KB (712,960 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:
PersonalCleaner

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/2/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 8:59:59 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 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JMvpQJAG4v5nm6k9tpu9TED/AkIUiFR6mhOcsMm1pAPDJB+RcPddCUG4ERi0Yf/y:JMvOqm6Gu9TU64mnsMj7u575iyaxs

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:
7.8659

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.fileopenerapp.com/file-opener/gb/.../?dl=1

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