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fwtunerso.exe

STMSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application fwtunerso.exe by STMSetup has been detected as adware by 8 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 cdn.fwtfilescontent.com.
Publisher:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ea7301e394c960a9713a68e864f7f6a0

SHA-1:
35576ffe24a9d50857655947f3b3cb9e0b18c59d

SHA-256:
7325b9ce3e795f40aef9f09be050fdfd70b2cf63ca18845b0cf644b5e00174f8

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
5/19/2024 11:00:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3354

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14911

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.386
9.0.1.0254

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PQ (variant)
8.10344

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20140911

Reason Heuristics
PUP.STMSetup.J
14.9.11.21

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
32714

File size:
745.1 KB (762,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STMSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2QFaTE1MsXG/yf8W7sokHZ8a9lVAiHx4vdBJgzBXT2+VdNczmmpIcBDocvhD:2QFrMsXG6fB7sokOa9lV4Fg1Xy+VdNL6

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 fwtunerso.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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