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icreinstall_vuupc_setup.exe

ClickMeIn Limited

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_vuupc_setup.exe by ClickMeIn Limited has been detected as adware by 7 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.vuupc.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2fdb23dc2e30add4df7c5e6c8c13917a

SHA-1:
b941ab4665c26246d881eca940bc741141d40f31

SHA-256:
4b3b53888d1863e434118a29dde935e3457da34cb0e158bafdffb1056910bc77

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:39:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.110
9.0.1.0358

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CA.gen (variant)
7.9184

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installcore
v2013.12.24.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickMeInLimited.X
14.2.16.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.131222

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0827
7.2.358

File size:
585.5 KB (599,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/12/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/3/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0181B78FA98E62B38390017BFFA25E8C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NmOyMJfsG8kza6s6BigdPrpHA79sTFYDk+GjlRI6lqYBRTYL:NmOyMJfs/j6s65PrMs2k+QF3YL

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.8233

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file icreinstall_vuupc_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.vuupc.com/.../download.php

http://www.download-servers.com/.../download.php?r=3_vu

http://www.vuupc.com/.../download.php?r=3_vu

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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