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icreinstall_downloader_for_vlc-2.2.1-win64.exe

Generic

Total PC

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_downloader_for_vlc-2.2.1-win64.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Total PC has been detected as adware by 8 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Soft Application   (signed by Total PC)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

MD5:
36946d6d2c82925154481b6251c6f8e8

SHA-1:
464fc980f1fe80e60f1ce3d7b78e93418890eecc

SHA-256:
745b96f2e2d61fc18bad163d65ada36a6ba9c3034ddd58da451d4d7cec4d2150

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/27/2024 2:56:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.A.2387
3.6.1.96

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15423

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.XA potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11525

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
7/24/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloader_for_skypesetupfull.exe (Adware)
2015.7.24.17

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.203.15693

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Bundler.TotalPC
15.4.23.7

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0405
7.2.205

File size:
762.9 KB (781,208 bytes)

Product version:
4.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Total PC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2015 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/17/2016 10:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Total PC, O=Total PC, STREET=Unit A6 Dundonald Enterprise Park, STREET=Carrowreagh Road, STREET=Dundonald, L=Belfast, S=Antrim, PostalCode=BT161QT, C=GB

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

Serial number:
00B2DF3698915A5B9CA523FD5D2457DB45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 9:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CYKuaCCajs2d2b+rTv8LcShRt9wJH05Q7uO69aSCaxx96jP8oVYyNkYB5z4g+:CYKuBCYIWv8L205Q6O6MSC0OLRkS5zg

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_downloader_for_vlc-2.2.1-win64.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.filefacts.com/.../6117?sfadownload=1&psid=164807972

http://www.filefacts.com/.../6117?sfadownload=1&psid=163456479

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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