installer_java_english.exe

WorldSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_java_english.exe by WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 11 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c374800b9bd04d98750737f50932ea3d

SHA-1:
03db612cbb4c61e14872d44734dd3993a8470ae0

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/24/2024 6:41:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0101

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.7756451
8.14.04.11.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9389

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
4/11/2014

Malwarebytes
v2014.04.11.02

McAfee
Artemis!DBEA02778537
5600.7164

Reason Heuristics
Adware.WorldSetup.W
14.2.7.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14409

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
26196

File size:
663 KB (678,864 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/3/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:b9FvpgGFhsX1tyjDdW5UHypvMXpsui49l6Njzi45Sbu2Cv8SClWA+dkGSh1g/:b9FvmGFultQdGJvM5sfNPzSb5CEzUJdv

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:
7.8227

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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