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fwtuner.exe

My Program

STMSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application fwtuner.exe, “My Program Setup ” by STMSetup has been detected as adware by 14 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:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
ae696c72a780e4b75c45cbc435177a7e

SHA-1:
efb25266919e0cfaded214e9fba78eac22738430

SHA-256:
c2f758f549900afe77ea9250cbb9362510098a7f651884efbf5db706499dac8c

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
5/19/2024 8:13:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.164.172

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3390

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14916

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.386
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL (variant)
8.10182

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
9/30/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fwtunerso.exe (Adware)
2014.9.30.19

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12898

McAfee
Artemis!0FB8669E43AF
5600.7006

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20140916

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.STMSetup.H
14.8.7.10

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0724
7.2.273

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
31780

File size:
740.2 KB (758,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STMSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=STMSetup, O=STMSetup, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
4CC8AF2C057FC32A3FA7F44EAADD7EEA

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:kYavpfEYBqrXe19YvcxkcH1yhbdo9YQ/DyTx8QqQKPrIxyT3/dPojwl6rJbBl:kYavRBqrXe19kOHchb+e8QnKPrpdwjwc

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 fwtuner.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://files1.majorgeeks.com/94ac0b3779b362267bc17b1f287b36ed/.../fwtuner.exe

http://dw6.uptodown.com/dwn/L3MWJ5bWolrnDVvHwP1H6sE0bvCPoa_N28rtzkAYBE9_f_MbDjhQnHQzUJ2edIev9QkMtcIlJohqp_QmnvHe7jCX8t9OpmjEz_m3e0mZtnO0A7JIpAdhKJZCSLpvD-do/Edk1qVrqnRBxfUxaAnTeiu2NWDAmTbK1ZdWJJmr0NnLkoWCu3sBSvqaVX3o2YdLMmsg9o4UcaRu6tJo7AEnbchY_5-BA89ixhl8l5LJtuMyFt5IKyFe0xItB4zrru94Z/.../free-windows-tuner-2-0-1-3-en-win.exe

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&

http://cdn.fwtfilescontent.com/?ic_user_id=144

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