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icreinstall_installer_nero_french.exe

ISfreemium

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_installer_nero_french.exe by ISfreemium has been detected as adware by 25 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:
ISfreemium  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a8e5b4a2a8b1d7a75c2d27d04e83b7ef

SHA-1:
897be15ba2d2e5d7ad5ec70dd6cf41f8084cf45c

SHA-256:
f8b83b8b7762dfcfd61f92e21e90e766d61f9f2f391be24d28e4be52ff6a7f88

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
5/4/2024 6:41:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCore.dff
7.11.122.10

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140807

Bkav FE
W32.Clod58a.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.B
17578

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0360

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CX (variant)
7.9190

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
12/26/2013

F-Prot
W32/A-42c63c6c
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
13.12.22

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_installer_windows_movie_maker_french.exe (Adware)
2014.1.5.15

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10623

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Freemium.A
v2013.12.26.01

McAfee
Artemis!A8E5B4A2A8B1
5600.7270

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcuobo
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.07.06

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ISfreemium.b
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.131224

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10885

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1218
7.2.360

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
24644

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.8.7

File size:
681.8 KB (698,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ISfreemium

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/3/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/4/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ISfreemium, O=ISfreemium, STREET=63 Rothschild 63 BV, L=Tel-Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009B517CAF08AA1A85822DB0CE5E9169FE

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:IaQyMJfsGj2TUtL36eClBrNTdod7swsGcR/juS8kLvpFeMwCKgpG0bUQO:IaQyMJfsU2TeL31qBrJddNRLuSPFojox

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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Entropy:
7.8142  (probably packed)

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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