icreinstall_spybot-search-destroy-22250-32-bits.exe

ISBRInstaller

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_spybot-search-destroy-22250-32-bits.exe by ISBRInstaller 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Spybot - Search & Destroy but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
ISBRInstaller  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ec094c47aa47fabbb5757dd782b13438

SHA-1:
3b9b583475b7334a4543d3532aecb56b6f56b685

SHA-256:
23a2c28ea5164533cefad4087cef9b27a1145a70093f87de9747e0550ff7bab7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/23/2024 7:43:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ISBRInstaller (M)
16.1.10.0

File size:
601.6 KB (616,056 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_spybot-search-destroy-22250-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/16/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/17/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ISBRInstaller, O=ISBRInstaller, STREET=Ronthschilde 63, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=6527319, C=IL

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

Serial number:
158EF632B1D9C77CF5AAB6A9367E7FCE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9QFagKpV3iSymsjNMKDnBAzYtm9n6qads1BOYmrKC1y1ZrC2U:9QFNKfSKsjyWAzYs9ids1wYeKCA1ZrC7

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_spybot-search-destroy-22250-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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)