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icreinstall_hotspot-shield.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_hotspot-shield.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 12 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

Max Setup (signed and verified)

MD5:

2c944ea9ea6c901a6cc91dc1e2b7842d

SHA-1:

68480f86ccd0d52e7533882bb52621f3674dfb36

SHA-256:

016b03ef94634788d467a593772f7a8985db4a1724e8dae410e2f53320bc47eb

Scanner detections:

12 / 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 4:17:40 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.169.232

AVG

InstallCore

2015.0.3368

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.JEIR

19348

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.24524

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.MJ potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore

14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13198

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2014.08.29.04

Reason Heuristics

PUP.MaxSetup.AA

14.8.29.2

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4788237

32210

File size:

679.4 KB (695,744 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_hotspot-shield.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Max Setup

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

3/11/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/12/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:YD8pSFlF8sjm2pMXNtXWjhvPebF90TZgaQisE/bOogVnh5Rq5OSp99G:YD8ox8Nt+1ebETZ9b/6oge5JG

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:

7.7491

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 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)

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