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gba_bios_extractor.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application gba_bios_extractor.exe by Max Setup 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 www.roms4droid.com.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4bc723307c4c751bc823884ee61a9a3d

SHA-1:
f0241ecf9ae28eae819b580b5d5c644ab96a1a4c

SHA-256:
f0806e2a85c58f45682a4511c227d01356f18c0db7d2513ef450139e1dfe79a9

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:
5/15/2025 4:43:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.167.230

AVG
Generic5
2015.0.3373

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14823

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM
19241

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0235

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.10277

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/23/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13086

McAfee
Artemis!4BC723307C4C
5600.7029

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.S
14.8.23.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10403

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32344

File size:
645.7 KB (661,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8QFagWU+o31gEHl5usSs+kZ/8R8ZlbUn6LAh/0VVr3P0AQ+SGp2Wxa6psXQCa:8QFNppCEF5usv7ZVU6LQ/0nbW+SjWxz/

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:
7.8598

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.roms4droid.com/.../download-gba.php

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