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icreinstall_skypesetup.exe

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_skypesetup.exe has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
MD5:
97a25d37826c76ea6da65155fd6c3356

SHA-1:
77378feb29c42d213554fe81f4a7880d2333a864

SHA-256:
c60675296d9c4b24d270272ec1152f3d45d303ac6b4574ee1d987de32b1f3878

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/28/2024 8:16:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DealPly.J
938

AegisLab AV Signature
BDS-Hupigon.Gen
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.HB
7.11.141.200

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140617-1

Bitdefender
Adware.DealPly.J
1.0.20.965

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Dealply
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.I
18068

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.86, Adware.InstallCore.122
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DealPly
8.14.07.12.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BL potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Adware.DealPly.J
11.2014-12-07_7

G Data
Adware.DealPly
14.7.24

McAfee
Artemis!8DE6AB99AA14
5600.7072

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.173.2171.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DealPly.J
15.0.0.579

nProtect
Adware.DealPly.J
14.04.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.07.12.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.W
14.7.12.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.14710

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallCore
10489

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
28118

File size:
593.1 KB (607,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fHyMJfs8dPOrwVJfGGhp8QTxFmyJd5jiOVBv23G2a4aezG:vyMJfskWruJfFp9ay75zO3G2a4bC

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:
7.7626

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 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)

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