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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 10 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:
06feb66acb561b028952b959f5c2ec17

SHA-1:
ac272175e2b0b981483f31cd34a99416e13265a6

SHA-256:
03f3b6a55d34a33583e01523dd214a4bd01c3d46cf52de117b903e3f8922fdca

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/24/2024 6:08:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3506

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0102

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JP (variant)
8.9670

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.8.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AdlSoft
v2014.04.12.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ADLSoft.P
14.8.8.3

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28208

File size:
789.6 KB (808,544 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:knvpA8fZXE0hBqQYxOr97ZC50RAe6AtqmFEMQ4ZXbww04UcF3zx+H5MS5nWPc6Wo:knv5XZqQP97HRAe6rmmMZHJIZTWk6Wb

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:
7.8825

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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