icreinstall_niresh-mac-os-x-mountain-lion-10.8.5-dvd-iso-image-with-amd-_bitlord.exe

House of Life

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_niresh-mac-os-x-mountain-lion-10.8.5-dvd-iso-image-with-amd-_bitlord.exe by House of Life has been detected as adware by 15 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:
House of Life  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dca352698424bd7a461f52228332595c

SHA-1:
b92785dd1a392192dc21ac298fc5b172ce274f50

SHA-256:
990f9474dc0748b0a708f22526f0d300ae8ca209d551b16f5a51416eda7fcd96

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/23/2024 8:57:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.156.20

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3364

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MT potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12484

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HouseOfLife
v2014.09.01.06

McAfee
Artemis!DC1126FC31D5
5600.7020

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.HouseofLife.
14.9.1.18

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0614
7.2.244

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
30522

File size:
636.2 KB (651,464 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_niresh-mac-os-x-mountain-lion-10.8.5-dvd-iso-image-with-amd-_bitlord.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/16/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=House of Life, O=House of Life, STREET=Ølnes, L=Sogndal, S=Sogn og Fjordane, PostalCode=6856, C=NO

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

Serial number:
00B04F15C36092438970725F31E534E1C7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rMzpkY5aFZG36OFZ58bk4gqYnZlEmg77//pxTc9aSIhvhv:rMzH5EOV8NgZZyv//pxo4SIz

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:
7.8526

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)

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