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icreinstall_setup.exe

ClickMeIn Limited

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_setup.exe by ClickMeIn Limited has been detected as adware by 5 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 www.vuupc.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
eecbc256ceeb045c1046f68214b26515

SHA-1:
5a3b0604ca9b9c2dc1e80e48901ddf984e590d0c

SHA-256:
4498e090416e30b4855add776d0aa35f36233b1e23efabbe873b3107766f24b9

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 3:12:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.110
9.0.1.067

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.FS
8.9180

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installcore
v2014.03.08.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickMeInLimited.R
14.3.8.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14306

File size:
607.5 KB (622,112 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2012 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0181B78FA98E62B38390017BFFA25E8C

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:Q3yMJfsG5y+TnBe1Ul+ZZ2x66DEzdZJGBGP1q3Sa2f9eWvKq:0yMJfsCNTnOUQZm66DGdZAeoixFJvv

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file icreinstall_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.vuupc.com/.../download.php?r=3_vu

http://www.download-servers.com/.../download.php?r=3_vu

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)

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