google_talk_en.exe

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google_talk_en.exe by Webcellence has been detected as adware by 7 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.
Publisher:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3b8bc73085b3637d3d3705fa3af8bafc

SHA-1:
61936326029ad64319cec8d8db38ab24a851038e

SHA-256:
2b123c523feedccfd96ccd6bce77a2b5b48ddac369ca12cd52a75022bad1da98

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:01:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Webcellence (M)
16.2.12.17

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
47068

File size:
648.1 KB (663,680 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\google_talk_en.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/5/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/4/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=Moshav Ora, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2742F1242826FB7F69B052B7F394DFED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lVyMJfsekgR9qtoDtQ9nCF4PVK1f4c/uyg/Hv6V3znQ4IkX7ko+yvnCZCXPwFQb:lVyMJfs7gR9goXFeUiyg/vcE4r7D+gnL

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:
7.7890

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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