icreinstall_a-squared-free-45027-32-bits.exe

ISBRInstaller

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_a-squared-free-45027-32-bits.exe by ISBRInstaller has been detected as adware by 20 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
ISBRInstaller  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8cbf3841d05951599bf307d9f6fb7448

SHA-1:
d785b3425d665403236891321fbf874871fb0891

SHA-256:
bfe568e18cb4513e115c6bac8c31b4f999b7f7287cd5e83d736d3d73e6d7c146

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ (by InstallX) software bundler that may include toolbars and other browser extensions offers.

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 2:36:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.133.86

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3389

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14214

Bkav FE
W32.Cloddcc.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.J
17448

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.0352

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ES (variant)
7.9176

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
8/7/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2013.12.22.23

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10426

McAfee
Artemis!ED0B7C8A82B4
5600.7278

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ISBRInstaller.i
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.131216

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1109
7.2.352

Trend Micro
ADW_INSTALLCORE
10.465.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
24412

File size:
607.3 KB (621,880 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_a-squared-free-45027-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/16/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/17/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ISBRInstaller, O=ISBRInstaller, STREET=Ronthschilde 63, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=6527319, C=IL

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

Serial number:
158EF632B1D9C77CF5AAB6A9367E7FCE

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):
12288:doMJfsGSC7gdiuK0gS+LgPN11b1uFuZCdNHgYhAD7f6IkAKDmk0GVevOjvnreBb:doMJfsIgdiuOVg/1pZCbrADb6I9KDmkG

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)

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