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icreinstall_adobe_flash_ie_setup.exe

Quick Downloader

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_adobe_flash_ie_setup.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 13 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:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
db8b2ba867c44dd0b87429c2fbf54b39

SHA-1:
0b7b7f3307a2676ecb0a6b615f78075dab96da63

SHA-256:
2e0a0dbf51b2474df7754b4f84932af1c8400f405bf253d673b11a2499cbaa10

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:45:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.417
7.11.162.194

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-548
0.98/19505

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.PL
19333

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.406
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12775

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!191535997293
5600.6934

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.deoyhc
0.28.2.62483

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.QuickDownloader.a
14.11.26.12

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10214

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
31208

File size:
818.6 KB (838,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_adobe_flash_ie_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

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

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

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

Serial number:
00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

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):
24576:VMFOCfjDmeiQVYmWWH6XD0Vjs1RJfVgBUlIbO8PX:VmtfXme5tWqMD0VaXf6bbOa

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8956

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 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)

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