» icreinstall_soundtaxi.exe
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icreinstall_soundtaxi.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_soundtaxi.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

UpdateStar GmbH (signed and verified)

MD5:

e9d22f3a0e30485b71c4a985bcf42b73

SHA-1:

02f1221335fd03afd0e0db4d20958f60dcbe7fb8

SHA-256:

b5c89a7ecd6d293c3ee7531990011e9566a5b53a7531ba8d579c6be78cc613d3

Scanner detections:

14 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

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:

4/27/2024 8:29:42 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.125.180

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.AX

17633

Dr.Web

Adware.InstallCore.113

9.0.1.065

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.ES (variant)

8.9307

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Installcore

v2014.03.06.12

McAfee

Artemis!40C599D84F09

5600.7199

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.94c

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.V

14.3.6.12

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594

23.00.65.14304

Sophos

Install Core Installer

4.96

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0114

7.2.65

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

25546

File size:

663.6 KB (679,552 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_soundtaxi.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/2/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/3/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Hauptstraße 20, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10827, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

009ED227324380B40DDE36C8D31A33831F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:9MJfsG4HfYwcCUI4XMzsoe8+MEGwg9ZzHRpvPOThHP49EYDycyMbegkYZwcZMEZC:9MJfs/Htcw4cAo1BRRHRpPKwpZe8wcZs

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8441

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)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com (65.254.40.36:80)

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