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font_installer.exe

The application font_installer.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 fontfiles.net.
MD5:
ae18789a219509015f785a3f290137ef

SHA-1:
9b0d77d4dad39158bd0ca1f1d0772b47b48bc486

SHA-256:
cf0cce70c97c29c36104548c82c4838e959fe6957f83826903d86d825b09543e

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 1:04:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.121.112

AVG
Skodna.Generic_c
2014.0.3613

Bkav FE
W32.Clod406.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0361

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CH (variant)
7.9190

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2013.12.27.04

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.131225

Sophos
Install Core
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10883

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0828
7.2.361

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
24674

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
625.3 KB (640,264 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:d1E0yMJfsGQ7r8dnLPTJ+LRjrHF1sAHTIAsVc9KNCqu1egkulDlhkxQrji:dNyMJfsVr8dnLNehPWZc9sTu18uhlhkv

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7334

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://fontfiles.net/.../Font_Installer.exe

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