icreinstall_utorrent setup.exe

DarwenDLM Downloader

Darwen Marketing Inc.

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_utorrent setup.exe, “Prog Setup ” by Darwen Marketing has been detected as adware by 9 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.
Publisher:
DarwenDLM  (signed by Darwen Marketing Inc.)

Product:
DarwenDLM Downloader

Description:
Prog Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34314

MD5:
5fc53f8a02e8262cd3a62ff4844bc69f

SHA-1:
16eb68c63a91775fe24988cd3c12549731fa2c80

SHA-256:
569b8c928c6a031b217df5324da527efec5e7146c102d05f3022230ae55e40e6

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/28/2024 7:43:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.206.252

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150204

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1524

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WC potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11123

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
2/4/2015

McAfee
Artemis!5FC53F8A02E8
5600.6864

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.installCore
15.2.14.11

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0127
7.2.35

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
37260

File size:
667.8 KB (683,840 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34314

Copyright:
DarwenDLM

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_utorrent setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/6/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Darwen Marketing Inc., OU=IT, O=Darwen Marketing Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4F7ED3E5324494326CB1FB18C4370F32

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:HQvptvm3aavNBBQ+OmdzRaY31uVkUGhPtEPbonJOyp+svBcQm+W9pV:HQvHe3aavNrQ/2zRHidGhPusnkyp+svk

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:
7.8868

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_utorrent setup.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)

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