» icreinstall_updatestar-drivers.exe
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icreinstall_updatestar-drivers.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_updatestar-drivers.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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:

55986ec6d40ca4bf2f54c601a4fa7293

SHA-1:

59903b93ec3bcfd81c61b1e4680ac9622b8ad63d

SHA-256:

01d28e012316710856a88d8da539950db87a69197a7826f42f6ed9ddc8063aab

Scanner detections:

10 / 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 '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:

4/27/2024 9:04:14 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.128.170

Dr.Web

Trojan.KillProc.30849

9.0.1.052

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)

8.9372

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Installcore

v2014.02.21.02

McAfee

Artemis!AD5E8193F922

5600.7212

Reason Heuristics

PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.EE

14.2.21.14

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594

23.00.65.14219

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0131

7.2.52

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

InstallCore.b

26086

File size:

669 KB (685,056 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_updatestar-drivers.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/2/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/2/2016 11:59:59 PM

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:

6/19/1992 10:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:7vptvVqpPXo+HrdkNuX3MmmJalSXGUhjvmWLVGozhj/OuP/th:7vXvV0ddkz82vJGozhj/3h

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.7962 (probably packed)

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 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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