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font_installer.exe

Direction Software Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application font_installer.exe by Direction Software has been detected as adware by 17 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 download.fontfiles.net.
Publisher:
Direction Software Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
72f157734f6a03b01d9150a170c3483a

SHA-1:
88436f083f44454dc463f01937c1fa30dd4183a2

SHA-256:
e3e60d34e29059b84f1bc8c2b245b545c93e683874c6f82af92e1d45e9ce333b

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/24/2024 12:21:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.196.226

AVG
Trojan horse Ransomer.DBB
2014.0.4189

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-209
0.98/19807

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM
20419

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Ransomer
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14395

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.12.19.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbjc
0.28.6.64267

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DirectionSoftware.O
14.12.19.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.141217

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5063361
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Kryptik.Win32.492870
2.0.0.2010

File size:
668.9 KB (684,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Direction Software Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/24/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/25/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Direction Software Ltd., O=Direction Software Ltd., STREET=145-157 St. Joseph Street, L=London, S=London, PostalCode=FC1V 4PW, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
516B26955AE765AF0F8A215D337B47BA

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:fvpgha0fy5/ifxZKwmtUu/ZewTKrp6I+wp15jEII8avI+tUAuQ6h6G+5Nl:fvmhat50R5uRRKrr+wlj/IzJtN6M/r

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:
7.8348

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file font_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.fontfiles.net/cid/1519624373.1393795550/download/fontfiles.net/.../Font_Installer.exe

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