gwtool_v0_3.zip.exe

Installer Prog

AVSoftware Ltd

The application gwtool_v0_3.zip.exe, “Installer Prog Setup ” by AVSoftware has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 www.bodymetahosting.com.
Publisher:
AVSoftware Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer Prog

Description:
Installer Prog Setup

MD5:
dbc20a7529e6821d67d3a2bb8add3656

SHA-1:
fe05fc149486e8903d868bd4324534eeb281c27b

SHA-256:
9b9e561a5e8bbd6e33a4dd24c225f8e3a0cf714b09b8b56ee962aa6c16418569

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/19/2024 8:05:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AVSoftware.Installer (M)
16.1.26.7

File size:
947.6 KB (970,320 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

Copyright:
Soft Lite

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\gwtool_v0_3.zip.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 10:55:52 AM

Valid to:
12/31/2016 10:55:52 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware Ltd, O=AVSoftware Ltd, L=Sofia, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112134814B6C56AF7047C195AE1D737EC185

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2QnNBOPjmCNCYM/79hgOV2MmlbVotwDrDetexrsZZLhc7kfUA4sXqihsn:2cLOPao+DP2MmXom5CX+jAj0

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:
7.9322

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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