icreinstall_installer_internet_download_manager_english.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_installer_internet_download_manager_english.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 18 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 in.filewon.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
94021da64297e13aabf69667c98fabe5

SHA-1:
8d21259e59675a9d305cd2b75dd10d4720595b35

SHA-256:
c2e259ee9750317d309b66553498bfe78e7603ce906d6f2412d756914bd28c7d

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
5/3/2025 8:00:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
1039

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Kryptik
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.139.64

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
1.0.20.460

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM
18000

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
8.14.04.02.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.BVVE (variant)
8.9601

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Kryptik.BVVE!tr
4/2/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
11.2014-02-04_4

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
14.4.24

Malwarebytes
v2014.04.02.05

McAfee
Artemis!73343E813157
5600.7173

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
15.0.0.276

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140402

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.x
14.4.2.5

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0327
7.2.92

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
27768

File size:
680.7 KB (697,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/11/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/12/2015 5:29:59 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 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0nvpeW/FNX4/kKYEf6u1AagCV9jXOmBlCiMNgaqZlF+opBZ:0nvEKsEuWadzjeYlCiMNjqj0on

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:
7.8596

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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)