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google-talk_setup.exe

Fast Downloads

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application google-talk_setup.exe by Fast Downloads has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adlogica Downloader 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 download.downloadzone.org.
Publisher:
Fast Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1aafd9adeb958df0fc139fb15812dd84

SHA-1:
f20a673e1c5eca90e47b937fbef2b5f9a8b966f2

SHA-256:
74d484215cfd906c40291c22d9a711326cfbed176cfe4e426dbf00896093c1a2

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/19/2024 8:39:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.151.196

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3381

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KAU
18345

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_skypesetup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.31.23

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!1AAFD9ADEB95
16.8.708.2

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FastDownloads.R
14.8.14.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14813

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
29560

File size:
737.3 KB (754,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google-talk_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fast Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/13/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/14/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Fast Downloads, O=Fast Downloads, STREET=96 Jessie st 4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

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

Serial number:
00D9726FD3E4B9094351093A3495F1FE97

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4yMJfsGnP/ZjHUdoq1R5+/pnpVbe1QDWGYhhEN0UhxEwoh63oPpCw6sIk8hYKP7n:4yMJfsiP/BkohpnpViQShERx4h63YjRv

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:
7.8374

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file google-talk_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.downloadzone.org/download.php?id=2c6c95eb57525e66e609c9faa0ad1e96403080d3&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImR6IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbjgiLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkel81MmM2ZmRhYTdmOWJjNS4wOTg3MjgyNy5mMWY3MDg0MTBhNWE3NzYxNDYzMjY3OWJlZTdhYjVmOSIsInBhX2lkIjoiMCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMTEwMiIsInRzIjoxMzg4NzcyNzc4LCJrdyI6ImRvd25sb2FkIGdvb2dsZSB0YWxrIiwiY3UiOiIiLCJjYSI6bnVsbH0

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