getmirosetup_v2.0_pcf_signed_paded.exe

Participatory Culture Foundation

The application getmirosetup_v2.0_pcf_signed_paded.exe by Participatory Culture Foundation has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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 dnld.ironcustapps.com.
Publisher:
Participatory Culture Foundation  (signed and verified)

MD5:
479c264f9a1eefa9a5a6437afa4d95ea

SHA-1:
bd081a18d626be33c5718b9daefcb0376ec47449

SHA-256:
c460e9d92cd44a083d46d15c3e07cff013b7c63244124d43ee8bc384c162615c

Scanner detections:
6 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 3:01:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

McAfee
Program.Artemis!479C264F9A1E
16.8.708.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14628

SUPERAntiSpyware
10511

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

File size:
636 KB (651,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\getmirosetup_v2.0_pcf_signed_paded.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
12/10/2012 7:53:33 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2014 1:11:52 PM

Subject:
CN=Participatory Culture Foundation, O=Participatory Culture Foundation, L=Boston, S=MA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B7A89C3505610

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:XyMJfsGskfmwLlsMBMiVXnGqIctJvByoZgCd0Lm4BcPxtvPBLSBXzDshKATRx:XyMJfsDkfmwLlLWsGqIGpnZzd0Li3vP9

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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Entropy:
7.7897

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file getmirosetup_v2.0_pcf_signed_paded.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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