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icreinstall_softwareupdatesetup.exe

Trusted Software Aps

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_softwareupdatesetup.exe by Trusted Software Aps has been detected as adware by 13 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 dl01us.file.org and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Trusted Software Aps  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b734fb2d44d616b50d489c03f36d6184

SHA-1:
c1acf95a126fc0e017dcda82db2902cfb91a0650

SHA-256:
eb7dbc671fdd6ced48096d512b170e40da4169126dc91f18ad7a019a5727f2ac

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
5/8/2024 9:15:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.138.118

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140323

AVG
MalSign.Trusops
2015.0.3526

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM
17978

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.082

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected
8.9578

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Injected.I!tr
3/23/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2014.03.23.05

McAfee
Artemis!B734FB2D44D6
5600.7182

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TrustedSoftwareAps.FF
14.8.8.1

Sophos
Generic PUA MB
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
27660

File size:
610.2 KB (624,816 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_softwareupdatesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Software Aps

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/6/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/6/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Software Aps, O=Trusted Software Aps, STREET=Bysoestrade 2B st., L=Holbaek, S=DK, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

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

Serial number:
00DC2E7F902B196FB43F6CBF38ADF41AE8

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fnvpgkD75uP3PfX8OJm3mAWsLVJvH1wpku8P72k+TMwiA9RlwRbBgukutv:fnvmkD7wP/fb8WAWo5v3WTMwimRlwRbH

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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Entropy:
7.8544

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://dl01us.file.org/.../JavaPlatformSESetup-16998311-vffsb.exe

http://file.org/.../dl.php?fid=16998311&p=vffsb&a=upd&v=20140304

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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