icreinstall_samsung-usb-driver-for-mobile-phones.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_samsung-usb-driver-for-mobile-phones.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ad21fa8675ca8be1bb7ff30b0c4c1c1e

SHA-1:
c2fa4b9dc3e0d7d95b24fd53673fefe85590ff14

SHA-256:
6a6745a55da608b3c11aab653b01ea6f94d1899270a634d1ff8872eb156db2e4

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 5:21:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.128.170

Dr.Web
Trojan.KillProc.30849
9.0.1.054

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9372

Malwarebytes
v2014.02.23.03

McAfee
Artemis!AD5E8193F922
5600.7210

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.q
14.2.23.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14221

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0131
7.2.54

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
26086

File size:
669 KB (685,056 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_samsung-usb-driver-for-mobile-phones.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/2/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Hauptstraße 20, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10827, C=DE

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

Serial number:
009ED227324380B40DDE36C8D31A33831F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7vptvVqpPXo+HrdkNuX3MmmJalSXGUhjvmWLVGozhj/OuP/th:7vXvV0ddkz82vJGozhj/3h

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)