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icreinstall_plants-vs.-zombies-garden-warfare-full-version.exe

SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_plants-vs.-zombies-garden-warfare-full-version.exe by SILICOM INTERNET, S.L has been detected as adware by 9 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from installers.phpnuke.org. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9a8d6ac94d9b0682a321171570079bd8

SHA-1:
e8a1a7a6e44b9f3bfd9f78864d38753124d48822

SHA-256:
f6a715224ac00546c964b3fdb77837e407e8db637a7125912406816ac1dbbc95

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/19/2024 8:15:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.163.246

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3402

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14725

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL (variant)
8.10153

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12846

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SILICOMINTERNETSL.z
14.7.31.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10462

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
31590

File size:
747.4 KB (765,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_plants-vs.-zombies-garden-warfare-full-version.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
10/25/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/29/2014 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN="SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.", O="SILICOM INTERNET, S.L.", L=Villaviciosa de Odon, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C80396B3808BBD5B05A86D48465401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DDvpfnlKYlfpYKBVHc9T9VqbmMTtPliquIAbPhypPq1HBNfgyO8y9XjSa4Gm2tix:DDv5nlxBYKQ95+mstPEDIQhypC5fgyOS

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 file icreinstall_plants-vs.-zombies-garden-warfare-full-version.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://installers.phpnuke.org/?ic_user_id=432

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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