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fileopenersetup.exe

App generic

Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application fileopenersetup.exe, “App generic Setup ” by Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 20 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.
Publisher:
Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
App generic

Description:
App generic Setup

MD5:
b6095157f89ded2b1ee1c250175c8275

SHA-1:
f042f2f4e92bb1377b6944ad7051c431a3490af5

SHA-256:
56843fd0521a9271b8e1b2b5b535c924ab6589963630d36e8d83fbcf7d625800

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/26/2024 10:33:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.zks
7.11.196.234

avast!
Dropper-gen [Drp]
150602-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3076

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15617

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-633
0.98/20570

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DO
20423

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.33
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.120679
11.2015-17-06_4

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCo
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14410

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.06.17.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!C1A2631C9286
5600.6732

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallCore.dlzgny
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewMedia.Installer
15.6.16.22

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
35418

File size:
779.1 KB (797,824 bytes)

Product version:
1.7

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:
Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/3/2014 5:09:23 AM

Valid to:
11/4/2015 5:09:23 AM

Subject:
CN=Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Smooth Funnel (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11213DD7FC6C74C176DC6153FA1CA0289B07

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):
24576:ZHvCadzrmMd7ztfSja8r7DQQVBgLziZt0vnGtQEClTH:ZPf99d7RfSHzWLziZt+GtAH

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:
7.8749

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.80.147:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-29-120.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.29.120:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-182-77.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.182.77:80)

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