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GVAOInstall.exe

NextInteractiveMedia

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application GVAOInstall.exe by NextInteractiveMedia has been detected as adware by 9 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.01net.com.
Publisher:
NextInteractiveMedia  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9294eab26b8a0fc8d81df8829ebb5a0a

SHA-1:
e227766d07c01d8926bb5076db3a224e4df120fc

SHA-256:
e52be92a2ee29a06b63a8299741778a7caa92bb7260a97f0cb9aadc1d7ec8bf8

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 10:42:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.139
7.11.143.44

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LF (variant)
8.9671

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.04.13.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NextInteractiveMedia.L
14.4.13.9

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28214

File size:
597.8 KB (612,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
NextInteractiveMedia

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/12/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=NextInteractiveMedia, O=NextInteractiveMedia, STREET=12 rue d Oradour sur Glane, L=PARIS, S=IDF, PostalCode=75015, C=FR

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

Serial number:
7BE20DA80D4D2D5DC477076191A6D03A

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:VnvpSu/qBIUxUwicfzGJeINbD3V5GaJDp/+g:VnvUGRwhSJ3Jtp

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.8530

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.01net.com/.../telecharger.php?id=23198

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