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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 17 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:
9385ab53d14ac22f71fb6fd6d705ce71

SHA-1:
c40bccc99e3beab98394fcc2015294b26cc858aa

SHA-256:
5dd1298c80e52032efb5772c3166463d567fb19e1d0b1fb0786b942daa112788

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
5/28/2024 6:16:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.186.112

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3072

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15620

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20101

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.386
9.0.1.0171

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW (variant)
9.10732

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
6/20/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14021

McAfee
Artemis!9385AB53D14A
5600.6728

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dhpyek
0.28.6.63362

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150620

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.STMSetup (M)
15.6.20.18

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0E9C0EJJ14
7.2.171

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0E9C0EJJ14
10.465.20

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
34840

File size:
685.9 KB (702,312 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:TihnFaTENQZ+WWLyP1We5SIS5UPhmTJXQmLRGW3kwPNVEDO+g5GbYUDe02M5r4Ku:TiVFvQZ+WfP1We5SL2JuJXK8kaNke5Uy

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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