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icreinstall_adobeairupdatesetup.exe

File.org

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_adobeairupdatesetup.exe by File.org has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
File.org  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0b12065106a06d2ec7218e5a85b31de3

SHA-1:
dcf33d70b618ee6ccd1ff387273703b2311b18bd

SHA-256:
4a8bbf84b90e9bfa824f133cee99faafab62136cf3edcc44751e8a0194c72da1

Scanner detections:
9 / 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.

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:
5/21/2024 4:26:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2014.09.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.171.196

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4757
9.0.1.0272

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QH (variant)
8.10405

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13345

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.09.29.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.Fileorg.FF
14.9.29.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.200
2.0.0.1917

File size:
710.8 KB (727,848 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_adobeairupdatesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File.org

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/24/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/25/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File.org, O=File.org, STREET=Bysoestrade 2B st., L=Holbaek, S=N/A, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

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

Serial number:
00E2D23668FD70A6AD497F37619358D967

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:rYFabqf1TZCkYfZJ1rr9rSbunaQ5dw7eKQTtJA2hIP1mGYpiF:rYFWqdsRJXahepBJAcYF

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:
7.8821

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
{C4BD7E0D-EC91-4C87-8F24-F252165D780A}

Trigger:
Registration (Runs on registration)


The file icreinstall_adobeairupdatesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://us01.procloudstorage.com/.../AdobeAIRSetup-21107145.exe

http://file.org/.../dl.php?fid=21107145&p=None&a=upd&v=20120228

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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