happy wheels setup.exe

Prog

Install Runner (INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application happy wheels setup.exe, “Prog Setup ” by Install Runner (INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED) has been detected as adware 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 installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Installer Software   (signed by Install Runner (INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED))

Product:
Prog

Description:
Prog Setup

MD5:
34a06e08af87aae1d4aca3b1cb92362c

SHA-1:
4882c7be22deb2e1e8473c70844049547bb218d6

SHA-256:
da873791a90d992123077c098b66a298e58a23ac0cd4b7bad2c8dc0b677fea75

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/12/2024 2:46:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.6.20.15

File size:
670.9 KB (686,984 bytes)

Product version:
5.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\happy wheels setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/23/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/24/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Runner (INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED), O=Install Runner (INSTALL MANAGER LIMITED), STREET=Level 27 PWC Tower, STREET=188 Quay Street, L=Auckland City, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

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

Serial number:
00B79A786F5B1484D0D6E0DAED1F6E2511

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):
12288:87fpwkXwuVRHAHi94O9PdtyApj0y8QsY4VXDwKAvmm/BdYPSTUZj:87fWkTHae4ebj0y4sKymmTYd

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:
7.8915

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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