icreinstall_ashampoo-burning-studio-2013-1105-32-bits.exe

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_ashampoo-burning-studio-2013-1105-32-bits.exe has been detected as adware by 16 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:
536cda6123c8e7a9a6d3bb1b8186fd83

SHA-1:
8a11269e665228289a2358461cab4da5cfebe917

SHA-256:
9eb76a46f86da5af8191447951ef4d1cb4382a681eb7cb5061d71ad79f04d5d6

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/26/2024 1:47:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.133.86

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1431

Bkav FE
W32.Cloddcc.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.J
17448

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.0355

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ES (variant)
7.9176

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2013.12.24.22

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10426

McAfee
Artemis!ED0B7C8A82B4
5600.7271

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.131219

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1109
7.2.355

Trend Micro
ADW_INSTALLCORE
10.465.01

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_ashampoo-burning-studio-2013-1105-32-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: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)