installer_internet-explorer10_english.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_internet-explorer10_english.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 27 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 domsem.com.edgesuite.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9e24ffa0254ab13653c1bddd64f9f888

SHA-1:
3713821d38b5b6fa2cf562b281d49a5cf5b2320c

SHA-256:
271349e3cdb53b86eb70e654069be8d84d860660e600f42b14df7fbc723da371

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/25/2024 6:04:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
996

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Kryptik
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.140.20

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140515

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3474

Bitdefender
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
1.0.20.675

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM
18014

Dr.Web
Trojan.Damaged.1
9.0.1.0135

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
8.14.05.15.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.BVVE (variant)
8.9612

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Kryptik.BVVE!tr
5/15/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-f2a9ad54
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
11.2014-15-05_5

G Data
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11984

Malwarebytes
v2014.05.15.10

McAfee
Artemis!C0B6EAE909CF
5600.7130

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.QGZ@bunJw4gi
15.0.0.405

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140515

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.f
14.5.15.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10604

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0327
7.2.135

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27836

File size:
680.7 KB (697,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_internet-explorer10_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/11/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0nvpeW/FNX4/kKYEf6u1AagCV9jXOmBlCiMNgaqZlF+opBZ:0nvEKsEuWadzjeYlCiMNjqj0on

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Entropy:
7.8590

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_internet-explorer10_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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