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gbooks.exe

The application gbooks.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
MD5:
f80a16e4827abfea24715dbd8383bd01

SHA-1:
6c1be262fb4f391f17d0e5b6d6a59d7bc9ce3316

SHA-256:
71b6030316f9d4f49f673909bf1f736297c294365f37dee6c9bb410fabffae57

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 6:50:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen7
8.3.1.6

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15620

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AF
22516

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-42c63c6c
v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.06.20.02

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcuocc
0.30.24.2086

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15618

Total Defense
Win32/InstallCore.A!generic
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5063361
40830

File size:
604.7 KB (619,176 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5HMJfsGKBB0606o2cH75fOGBvOVkdt6ZYYTdVKVeEGFek4:VMJfszBB0ptvwdPdVKE

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 executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.88-198-10-89.clients.your-server.de  (88.198.10.89:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-186-29-120.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.186.29.120:80)

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