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Software Internet installer

The application installer.exe, “Software Installer Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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 storage.googleapis.com.
Publisher:
Software Internet installer

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer Setup

Version:
1.4.4.7

MD5:
880e625a090409832834c5655e88c885

SHA-1:
842ad47bb8102016a78f2b84d56d1aae1231cf99

SHA-256:
7c08d33a0f0ae01f55f8729d29fa3fafab4e158e8760936ee2aa3ed6a1ab6964

Scanner detections:
3 / 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.

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:
4/25/2024 10:05:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151217

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12421

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.12.17.8

File size:
1.1 MB (1,146,843 bytes)

Product version:
4.2.0

Copyright:
Program Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:a9QGqpxuHl4MRxF3yiRlS3d1HNiVk1uWvdUIjgmFHZjcXUyWoLCAdDxK/c8I3jl0:a9Q3juHjRv3yxdzilSgmw0Yb8ajsItq

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9818

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

https://storage.googleapis.com/.../installer.exe

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