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icreinstall_pdfcreatorsetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_pdfcreatorsetup.exe by PersonalCleaner 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1fd987e138febd41b7e0e85f85382e3b

SHA-1:
7bfca1a5d5a4badc2bc74f514df66924e26a52b7

SHA-256:
e5fdf0afa15a27b950b7d209e79a7ca49965e0e1b01d040eb2d23e5d9e480a59

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 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:
5/2/2024 2:35:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen
3.6.1.96

AVG
Adware InstallCore.ADF
2014.0.4311

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-527
0.98/19793

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.PRC
21856

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0112

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AG.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of imageresizersetup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.24.3

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14354

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.04.22.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Text.Drop.ddyycf
0.28.6.64267

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.InstallCore.712960
14.12.16.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Bundler.PersonalCleaner
15.4.22.16

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
59

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore.Win32.172
2.0.0.2007

File size:
696.3 KB (712,960 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PersonalCleaner

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qMvpQJAG4v5nm6k9tpu9TED/AkIUiFR6mhOcsMm1pAPDJB+RcPddCUG4ERi0Yf/y:qMvOqm6Gu9TU64mnsMj7u575iyaxs

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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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)

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