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icreinstall_sony-ericsson-update-service-2.11.4.11-es-en-br-fr-de-it-win-setup.exe

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_sony-ericsson-update-service-2.11.4.11-es-en-br-fr-de-it-win-setup.exe has been detected as adware by 21 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:
5e481e30b73b4c94a6c4aeb4393e2ced

SHA-1:
16e54b000d70cef480aa462e9b3dde87df57fa59

SHA-256:
c64090e8b8199b4e122a960b6374af884f66ba2b52f4ec6de584a7db55a810fe

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
5/6/2024 6:15:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallC.hju
7.11.50.48

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2016.0.3174

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Installcore-97
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17986

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.72
9.0.1.069

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AY (variant)
9.7697

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
3/10/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.E
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of dj-pro-mixer-1-5-es-en-win-setup.exe
2015.6.16.17

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallC
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.170.9352

McAfee
Artemis!5E481E30B73B
5600.6830

MicroWorld eScan
Adware/InstallC.hju
16.0.0.207

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallCore.cchgcn
0.28.0.58491

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer
15.3.10.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15308

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0UH1E5
7.2.69

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.9
3.12.18.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
13994

File size:
1 MB (1,075,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_sony-ericsson-update-service-2.11.4.11-es-en-br-fr-de-it-win-setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rbH1NAHKXKxrAd0Q0Karusjj9Cy7EBjQ9J:HH0ed0Q0es1Cy7E1Q9

Entry address:
0xCA8D0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, EC, C1, 41, 00, E8, E1, E0, FF, FF, 64, 03, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, 00, 00, 90, 98, 10, 40, 00, 01, 08, 43, 61, 72, 64, 69, 6E, 61, 6C, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 90, B0, 10, 40, 00, 0A, 06, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, BC, 10, 40, 00, 0B, 0A, 57, 69, 64, 65, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, CC, 10, 40, 00, 0C, 07, 56, 61, 72, 69, 61, 6E, 74, 8D, 40, 00, 24, 11, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 24...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

The file icreinstall_sony-ericsson-update-service-2.11.4.11-es-en-br-fr-de-it-win-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dc602.4shared.com/download/.../sony-ericsson-update-service-2.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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