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icreinstall_winzip170-32.exe

Tucows Inc.

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_winzip170-32.exe by Tucows 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Tucows Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0bb14c2865dfdd6f4843810977d2546c

SHA-1:
f454d6a0daccea9c20fd68cf162b7b205d17557e

SHA-256:
64301423a7003bc5e56c7a6f04ba02b63a155426bdced8a0f0ea0c94640d3f90

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 '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:
5/7/2024 5:10:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.197.26

AVG
Tucows
2015.0.3253

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PD potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.TuCows.A
v2014.12.22.04

Norman
InstallCore.WQEC
11.20141222

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tucows
15.1.21.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
751 KB (768,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_winzip170-32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tucows Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/21/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/21/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Tucows Inc., O=Tucows Inc., STREET=96 Mowat Ave., L=Toronto, S=Ontario, PostalCode=M6K 3M1, C=CA

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

Serial number:
4A452F2DD2EEA6072814A28EF2F01AEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MXFatvBfMV2mvwpn/tS+fkBuDRp3CeHRwu/oN01uxztTPflrSjC4T28y:MXFKv2V8p/6Bk3CYzoNrxRT3wfy

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 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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