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hijackthis_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application hijackthis_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 3 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 securecloudfiledownload1413183819.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Advertiso GmbH (signed and verified)

MD5:

0c641c0f49543a108e7130961e1b6b7d

SHA-1:

7b29495f5c07f0388b89648a765527e731bcf785

SHA-256:

6bbde6194f71e327fd6719459313b7c429a58ace1177809cfda92e5ca630a4b8

Scanner detections:

3 / 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:

4/23/2024 2:13:10 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3316

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.PL potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.Q

14.10.19.17

File size:

780.1 KB (798,776 bytes)

Product version:

1.5

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\hijackthis_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Advertiso GmbH

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

9/29/2014 6:06:41 AM

Valid to:

9/30/2015 6:06:41 AM

Subject:

CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121E718DC758D9F04A17EF678927582DA13

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):

24576:lkviHip/oDNQF3atYVJaWjw7SjI0lpQ9LaTZUAwSff3S5EpMy:lwiCpGeF3atYmWjxj3lpQ9Lu/f3d1

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:

7.8503

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://securecloudfiledownload1413183819.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/downloadstartcom/downloads/104064/.../hijackthis_setup.exe

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