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fileopenersetup.exe

ADLSoft

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

MD5:
819caba02e5f72acf538aee92af1a0f2

SHA-1:
77b23fd99e4b88752015e20e6bce569781d8138b

SHA-256:
988c36a54ede5620d9615577e789057f57dc60eccbbc5411abaee1e27cce0a40

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download and install manager which may bundle various potentially unwanted software offers during setup.

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:
4/23/2024 5:36:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.160.154

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3277

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JP potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13286

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!72773D2FD4C8
5600.6933

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmic
0.28.6.62995

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ADLSoft.P
14.11.28.1

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
29074

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Badur.Win32.4817
2.0.0.1976

File size:
777.7 KB (796,376 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:
ADLSoft

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ADLSoft, O=ADLSoft, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1C7950C7BFF384C5ABB93DD694E588E8

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):
12288:r1vpNU8l3ErXsrDJfDiMEhgGfWve2tXPy00eNd4RUi7rUhOZAz7dzwxSA:r1v33EzuJJEhzfWW2t0iloUhO/Q

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:
7.8763

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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