icreinstall_installer.exe

Downloadcentral ApS

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_installer.exe by Downloadcentral ApS has been detected as adware by 10 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:
Downloadcentral ApS  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4ba542a129890bee76bb536b0136cd8b

SHA-1:
884d3617098371c92f625387a72ff12fb67182f4

SHA-256:
70a9196cc34ce75a51b5023b51851d1d5f777b2dc7b018162fbefb34b576980e

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/19/2024 1:16:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCore.AH.60
7.11.110.204

Bkav FE
W32.Clod00f.Trojan
1.3.0.4261

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.0330

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CU (variant)
7.9000

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes
v2013.11.26.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloadcentral.V
14.8.7.21

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OJM13
7.2.330

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OJM13
10.465.26

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
23010

File size:
601.9 KB (616,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/29/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/12/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Downloadcentral ApS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Downloadcentral ApS, L=Odense, S=Odense, C=DK

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1AAB2771D2028D6D9D1872E32511350E

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:J2MJfsG0mbIRakaYUM6qfyX0KIR234eW2TycFOxHgK6eR8ncQ6r+ClRy15g:wMJfsDmERakp6G3Rs4eW2TOxAjK8ncQl

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)

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