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fwtunerso.exe

KawagaSoft

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 KawagaSoft has been detected as adware by 7 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:
KawagaSoft  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4bf2d2be6ccea7d720593e360f8483f6

SHA-1:
7ac0586088c52a58861c71609a44bcc2a8feadfb

SHA-256:
2c989562901ea5707e65196d46c96b44a04bb50ac79d52c03399169e582ca4e8

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/28/2024 4:38:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3086

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PG (variant)
9.10550

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13642

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.KawagaSoft
15.6.7.7

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0926
7.2.158

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33854

File size:
688 KB (704,480 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:
KawagaSoft

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=KawagaSoft, O=KawagaSoft, STREET=28A Lilinblam 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:
00D018EC12F4E67C808322B5B566F010A7

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:BgFaTEnGBpehiKXZdUbzHl+DDpZKxlxJp3j6FTXO5mZkqk1lNMqPS:BgFhGBpehifbJUDKzrj6FTomZkvDGaS

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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