icreinstall_installer_samsung_kies_english.exe

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_installer_samsung_kies_english.exe has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
MD5:
29448295d6d780e121477a13be4f186f

SHA-1:
744decf813993a9dd99a7d64ce4e7846678573a1

SHA-256:
a53599b231408c2c68e68e9709a827ec6d5f04fce536190c80e71b07fbc975ff

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 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:
5/7/2024 9:15:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.114.140

Bkav FE
W32.Clode27.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17288

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.FJ (variant)
8.9068

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.173.10249

Malwarebytes
v2014.04.07.09

McAfee
Artemis!0BB111A1A824
5600.7168

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.k
14.4.7.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14405

SUPERAntiSpyware
10680

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1112
7.2.97

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
23526

File size:
727 KB (744,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 10:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CyMJfsGj/0nDVICvQBdUtY2YAJH1gU0zlTdkXc2Uesl7VPdB7bcCRwkKhCs+xcg:CyMJfsU/8QsfT+xhdk6HtB7AENcg

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:
7.8161

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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)