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installer.exe

The application installer.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloadcentral.dk.
MD5:
0e0f656046b304b7dd17936fed44ef60

SHA-1:
7cd1fb5f9432ea2f8521f55d84e1460510da3d96

SHA-256:
19f5899d89c78c662b1f57a9abae617d2d7447fd3f66d90125e4e9cd744ef886

Scanner detections:
8 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 6:19:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCore.AI.517
7.11.110.156

Bkav FE
W32.Clod3ab.Trojan
1.3.0.4261

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17196

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.060

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CS (variant)
8.8996

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

McAfee
Artemis!0E0F656046B3
5600.7204

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
22952

File size:
601.1 KB (615,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer.exe

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:W+yMJfsGTCu6tC0b5w0qN9Fw/znclDIDjZHGOGYSXPf8uTBlYhp7GrlGokKxovc:1yMJfs4mC0b+LNXG4lYZH1G0udlYT7Ei

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloadcentral.dk/?action=load&id=544

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