icreinstall_imageresizersetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_imageresizersetup.exe by PersonalCleaner has been detected as adware by 16 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.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8ecaead9aa98d0bb8da435de80fa6142

SHA-1:
08ca627c1637a25513166c62696f7376573f02de

SHA-256:
981579618b653740c2a796b43ca580a0f7b20250971ffb9c824808445fc7af0a

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:19:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3156

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15328

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DXZ
21573

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.087

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PK potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-dbe1ec51
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.3.6

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15414

Malwarebytes
v2015.03.28.06

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.6812

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dimzcn
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.PersonalCleaner
15.3.28.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29708

File size:
684 KB (700,376 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_imageresizersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

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:UCvpTU8xXeK+wF9giitIDdugUu/n+NGV7ohUbiywHDyyztBEFzVYbgD1fY:UCvtmwFDgtuDo2eyOztWFzVtq

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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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)

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