fwtunerso_install.exe

IronPremium

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application fwtunerso_install.exe by IronPremium 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softonic.fr.
Publisher:
IronPremium  (signed and verified)

MD5:
41e127c15c25b0e835f3f81da352f7e3

SHA-1:
a9d1b855cb77e597aebaf3ac5904a71f1e06b86e

SHA-256:
f51a4150754784f88326a0f5db178ac985f91b43c50a91fc68669939343c0b79

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:
4/24/2024 11:11:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.160.234

AVG
Adware InstallCore.Gen
2015.0.3396

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0212

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.9.10.21

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12733

Malwarebytes
v2014.07.31.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.IronPremium.R
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14729

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
31208

File size:
563.8 KB (577,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/27/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/28/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IronPremium, O=IronPremium, STREET=Rothschild Bv. 63, L=Tel-Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00E93CFA28DB661F8108C7366164A2F059

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):
12288:6yMJfsG4wWk6ObzxnYHuodXH+LHtN/eejV15lJ52iguW:6yMJfsDXknxYHzVgv/eeXMu

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file fwtunerso_install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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