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icreinstall_setup.exe

IronInstall

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 IronInstall 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from install2.optimum-installer.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
IronInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
eedd42311501728d4a00529ec933cecd

SHA-1:
cb14138faa8ef54e3bc6aa70cf9f72ad02d4688d

SHA-256:
358d914b9e97b7a53acbdc6c61e26894c3e7d9c2d23ed68ce441ce90f2c45a0f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

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:
4/19/2024 10:34:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.IronInstall.Installer (M)
16.2.14.11

File size:
593.4 KB (607,664 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:
IronInstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/19/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/20/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IronInstall, O=IronInstall, STREET=63 Rothschild Blvd., L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
2DC5BB8E9D823CD0C4F09AE859BBBEAC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kGuMJfsQfQt4uMhaMHCZr5lKdRjS7MdFZi4ngCsVP7/U6Gip5uOdWPixl07:RuMJfsu24uw/iZrOS2+C4P7/U6LdyixK

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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Entropy:
7.7507

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 URL.

http://install2.optimum-installer.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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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