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installer_ares_portuguese.exe

ISfreemium

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application installer_ares_portuguese.exe by ISfreemium has been detected as adware by 4 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from br.fileprogram.net.
Publisher:
ISfreemium  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ab91fbc50e69132c71e57dbafaf97763

SHA-1:
18ad74261c63acc16c4de5a0e5a96b51837f4b7f

SHA-256:
5b54dfcc2d03010eeb03d05f2ce10da38f53a7431426bee981f1b2724ce22fe7

Scanner detections:
4 / 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 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 6:51:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Adware InstallCore.AYC
2015.0.4568

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28474
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.BWJC trojan
8.0.319.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ISfreemi (M)
16.6.2.18

File size:
727 KB (744,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ISfreemium

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/3/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ISfreemium, O=ISfreemium, STREET=63 Rothschild 63 BV, L=Tel-Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009B517CAF08AA1A85822DB0CE5E9169FE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CyMJfsGj/0nDVICvQBdUtY2YAJH1gU0zlTdkXc2Uesl7VPdB7bcCRwkKhCs+xcg:CyMJfsU/8QsfT+xhdk6HtB7AENcg

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_ares_portuguese.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://br.fileprogram.net/.../download?p=BR-DNM

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