icreinstall_candy_crush_saga.exe

Symbolicom Holdings Limited

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_candy_crush_saga.exe by Symbolicom Holdings Limited has been detected as adware by 4 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from safe.download.downloadastro.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Symbolicom Holdings Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
442e21d48ac175232b6691505ed6e997

SHA-1:
b3be07774c68c03cdc879a913ced974c98ddc618

SHA-256:
7d0865518a544acd802bd7b6ca63d1096405d3916a914394aee2e87c450e527d

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:00:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.163.74

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3406

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PK (variant)
8.10130

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SymbolicomHoldingsLimited.CC
14.8.7.2

File size:
753.8 KB (771,872 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_candy_crush_saga.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/10/2014 12:06:04 PM

Valid to:
6/11/2015 12:06:04 PM

Subject:
CN=Symbolicom Holdings Limited, O=Symbolicom Holdings Limited, L=Tortola, C=VG

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121202947393588614ECB9CFD4B1531494C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gAvp/Up/EKk8pXaB3NMhByhC3cdJfskl1DKqFAcTtr5+9BA1UzqilYIFzgJdMfd2:gAvitrvpKMhNCJfzKqF9s2f2z/o

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.8350

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_candy_crush_saga.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://safe.download.downloadastro.com/?ic_user_id=646

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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