icreinstall_opera.exe

NextRadioTV

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_opera.exe by NextRadioTV has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. 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:
NextRadioTV  (signed and verified)

MD5:
07eb3126da8246a047aa10db0c1f52c2

SHA-1:
725677c9b2cecf7a9ca9bb732d24eb5ca81c20cb

SHA-256:
6fa4514ed026978c5b3dedaefcbf91d63f3a08e0df8382022e6129436bb42f6f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The installer is a co-bundle distribution utility that might contain adware or various unwanted programs. While the software it is providing is typically clean, the donwload manager offers could be classified as unwanted.

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:
4/25/2024 1:18:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.12.6.5

File size:
1.1 MB (1,102,216 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/6/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/7/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=NextRadioTV, O=NextRadioTV, STREET=12 rue d Oradour sur Glane, L=Paris, S=IDF, PostalCode=75015, C=FR

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

Serial number:
00F6B0E6D7739316BE77DBC3CE3EF38235

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rTbBj+VISlyyqwWupUwhjRgvbseJ96lKVWdPitJpQyP9V+1AHBfU2VM+J1Hm6xQp:rTbBaVFlyyqFupUwhjRgzsez6lKVWdqf

Entry address:
0xCD070

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 58, 64, 41, 00, E8, D2, E0, FF, FF, 10, 40, 00, 0B, 0A, 57, 69, 64, 65, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, CC, 10, 40, 00, 0C, 07, 56, 61, 72, 69, 61, 6E, 74, 8D, 40, 00, 24, 11, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 24, 11, 40, 00, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 4C, 37, 40, 00, 58, 37, 40, 00, 5C, 37, 40, 00, 60, 37, 40, 00, 54, 37, 40, 00, 9C, 34, 40, 00, B8, 34, 40, 00, F4, 34, 40, 00, 07, 54, 4F, 62, 6A...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
837.5 KB (857,600 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)

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