icreinstall_ares-galaxy-224-baixaki-32-bits.exe

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_ares-galaxy-224-baixaki-32-bits.exe has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
MD5:
da17c284bec7e6b179496affa8aef273

SHA-1:
6c4116e6bc861cfbe4cfe5851d8efd37f8a611e8

SHA-256:
b9205a9a8b8b4541d44814ac10e5bf3a1c93bf008a50c503324ad7b61d075e10

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/19/2024 4:14:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.08.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Installco.AB
7.11.111.208

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1597

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AB
17229

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.107
9.0.1.0250

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BL potentially unwanted
9.12089

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CJ
15.9.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10469

McAfee
Artemis!97062BF3C3EA
5600.6650

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnboc
0.30.24.3079

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
15.9.7.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.15905

Sophos
Generic PUA AO
4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Hupigon
9644

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBOHEM
7.2.306

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OEI15
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
23126

File size:
621.4 KB (636,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_ares-galaxy-224-baixaki-32-bits.exe

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):
12288:99yMJfsYBZ2EGBvs/3BvHFlIupjVTCDgC6Y4u99+GUJe25ftHuQ2G1jp3B:99yMJfs8kVdQBvH7IupjVTCDgxTC9+Gm

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 file icreinstall_ares-galaxy-224-baixaki-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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)