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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:
40744becd7e9360b629e29c52b005594

SHA-1:
fd538327a6c50e6f82f0dc81dac3dd49fe0b8538

SHA-256:
e7b8841508815700e9c6761a9eee921c6b7926a1874a8f94a7080617a148ca07

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:
5/19/2024 8:04:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.179.120

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3141

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15413

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.386
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OU (variant)
9.10584

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
4/13/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of frtuner.exe (Adware)
2015.7.15.7

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

McAfee
Artemis!40744BECD7E9
5600.6797

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dhpyek
0.28.6.63850

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150413

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.ironSource
15.4.13.4

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OJH14
7.2.103

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OJH14
10.465.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
34052

File size:
685.9 KB (702,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STMSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8ihnFaTENQZ+WWLyP1We5SIS5UPhmTJXQmLRGW3kwPNVEDO+g5GbYUDe02M5r4Ku:8iVFvQZ+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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Entropy:
7.8819

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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