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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 15 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.free-fileopener.com.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ea8ac2840ebeeee1f76527cba7838dfc

SHA-1:
74c07ba82b3adf97db49da17ea8e8d85ae6ca6af

SHA-256:
c4814c3ef8c64c3937cb5fcfe47fdb0bdfe0d0ece48a8be6034532571edf3146

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/18/2024 11:37:26 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.176.28

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3334

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-182
0.98/19465

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-0285530f
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PersonalCleaner
v2014.10.02.04

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dddwtd
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.703536
14.10.01.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.P
14.10.2.4

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33520

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.47
2.0.0.1940

File size:
687 KB (703,536 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):
12288:8oFafU8L2nSD0fNIGDRJQWduaT4/6pMCn+E8Eky4XmAfhyls9c:8oFU+kCfbuoY6pMa0Y4XmAfhylT

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:
7.8387

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.free-fileopener.com/file-opener/gb/.../?dl=1

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