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fraps_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application fraps_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 9 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 securecloudfiledownload1415120643.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
76f5e33a749005818aa0d15cd219c8b5

SHA-1:
4d21b6024594b52af5c8979e957e3cc8d08e3c96

SHA-256:
a16830d67b8fa9c089bdd5765a54d7dac8960e7b19ee477d5ebcb83478d4728f

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
6/25/2025 6:04:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3180

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1535

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW (variant)
9.10665

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of bearshare_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.6.11.18

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13993

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.AdvertisoGmbH
15.3.5.5

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1111
7.2.64

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34486

File size:
806.4 KB (825,712 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/29/2014 3:06:41 PM

Valid to:
9/30/2015 3:06:41 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, C=DE

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

Serial number:
1121E718DC758D9F04A17EF678927582DA13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:n+xibEdDJ0Z8Xp9ZStOTIuNErvcz8BgN2:n0iQBmZ859ZSPxczI

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://securecloudfiledownload1415120643.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/downloadsf/downloads/76750/.../fraps_setup.exe

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