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The application installer.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) 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.applicationcitycurrent.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
05ba2c8937aadf84325749a967a84363

SHA-1:
d93ed15afc94b496139aa2f181ee4f1ce647a307

SHA-256:
d8e05797893e566772088ac6ca65fa072085039e32a202a3477e42adbe58f476

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
4/28/2024 5:45:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2016.02.27

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.1683
9.0.1.061

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AEO.gen potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

McAfee
Artemis!05BA2C8937AA
5600.6474

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Bundler (M)
16.3.7.0

File size:
502.2 KB (514,295 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/27/2015 6:38:55 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FBpYmlL6G/MzeXI+VdhXyu+IUCe+w5ti+LnUT:FBprLDXXI+3hXy8An5tLYT

Entry address:
0x310D

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 14, 88, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 66, 3D, 06, 00, 74, 11, 53, E8, E4, 2D, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 68, 7C, 91, 40, 00, E8, 65, 2D, 00, 00, 68, 74, 91, 40, 00, E8, 5B, 2D, 00, 00, 68, 68, 91, 40, 00, E8, 51, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0D, E8, B4, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, AD, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 44, EC, 42, 00, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 12 URLs.

http://www.applicationcitycurrent.com/.../installer.exe

https://jose@corpus:smallwood@s3.amazonaws.com/inst-u/.../installer.exe

http://www.tourshostingbulk.com/.../installer.exe

http://www.conceptstownshare.com/.../installer.exe

http://www.contentquicknow.com/.../installer.exe

http://www.conecptquickhosting.com/.../installer.exe

http://www.worldapplicationflash.com/.../installer.exe

http://ina.cachefly.net/.../installer.exe

http://www.bulkvaultssafe.com/.../installer.exe

http://www.sharecapitalclear.com/.../installer.exe

http://www.bodyappssign.com/.../installer.exe

http://www.towersapplicationnow.com/.../installer.exe

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