» icreinstall_vlc-setup.exe
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icreinstall_vlc-setup.exe

Quick Downloader

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_vlc-setup.exe by Quick Downloader has been detected as adware by 15 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

Publisher:

Quick Downloader (signed and verified)

MD5:

8a8a9bc70e391c4e415e3ec550ae0449

SHA-1:

3159335ca2e13ea2eec0aaf0ebbc336814996e79

SHA-256:

d18337259d07e2fc2d3f339f547cbc4dc4d154bdee19c6a5d08dc2a1a8403ef5

Scanner detections:

15 / 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:

4/24/2024 12:42:03 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7

7.11.139.230

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

141214-1

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.KAU

18007

Dr.Web

Adware.InstallCore.133

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-dbe1ec51

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore.CJ

14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11847

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A

v2014.12.22.04

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM20.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.QuickDownloader.V

14.12.22.4

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594

23.00.65.141220

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core'

5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

InstallCore

27802

File size:

667.1 KB (683,104 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_vlc-setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Quick Downloader

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/8/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/9/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET=96 Jessie st, STREET=4th floor, L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00886E74060345A7D9DD833C2ADF305E49

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:CyMJfsGVdeT24/Lod3hyH2eRrRqydkVIQVN0UGdlc/Bxnuat:CyMJfsAQ24/Lod30rRqyaPVN1djzt

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:

7.8186

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)

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