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free_download_setup.exe

Generic Soft

Trusted Downloads

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application free_download_setup.exe, “Generic Soft Setup ” by Trusted Downloads has been detected as adware by 13 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:
Trusted Downloads  (signed and verified)

Product:
Generic Soft

Description:
Generic Soft Setup

MD5:
0c9acdc4b07cfdc1b114e23e1c535289

SHA-1:
c0e2d50789d5a0352568bb623695ef4c8381cafe

SHA-256:
c6e266a273b1d79acc060d516cf9cdcf0b90faa3cb85fdba15ced766544f1a07

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/18/2024 5:42:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.nij
7.11.197.232

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3139

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DE
20522

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.53
9.0.1.0104

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TC potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.192.14744

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!C556B1220966
5600.6795

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgovy
0.28.6.64267

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Installer.TrustedDownloads
15.4.14.13

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.eJWXXbB
37.0.11449

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
35418

File size:
783.3 KB (802,112 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\free_download_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/14/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/14/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Downloads, O=Trusted Downloads, STREET="1608 S. Ashland Ave #41118", L=Chicago, S=Illinois, PostalCode=60608, C=US

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

Serial number:
00D2F38CCB3D8FCDC4C73BF2B8A9ADDC51

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):
12288:4j+pzkPFojkvkz9fIVxJxbjczepwy15hLkHv9SyUbbEo7m6lEhbqP5:4j+ZkujvztIVxHbjZ/ThgHvs1bbEOlx

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:
7.8803

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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