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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 14 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:
8b79d86d2902426804285eca809ffa71

SHA-1:
a699c2294232a0f782c324aa7031beb7a55372da

SHA-256:
eba779d2ff3c656004fda5c31de5f2a3f5917aeeade013db7a23f509e6f36302

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/27/2024 2:05:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.QC.1
7.11.188.58

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3282

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.PRC
20164

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.11.22.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.ddyycf
0.28.6.63474

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.712960
14.11.21.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.P
14.11.22.20

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.172
2.0.0.1991

File size:
696.3 KB (712,960 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PersonalCleaner

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OMvpQJAG4v5nm6k9tpu9TED/AkIUiFR6mhOcsMm1pAPDJB+RcPddCUG4ERi0Yf/y:OMvOqm6Gu9TU64mnsMj7u575iyaxs

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:
7.8658

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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