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installer_nero_French.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_nero_French.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware by 8 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 domseo.com.edgesuite.net.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
867a060a843c3ae2a6f50a1c6313e82e

SHA-1:
8f16e9652a1312871dbd344a3ec51ff236c0299d

SHA-256:
f0ea0eee812eaf2bf06796dbae8d54501b90ba646986d8bbe1634159d3c363f0

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/23/2024 4:20:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3308

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PU potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of installer_adobe_flash_player_arabe.exe (Adware)
2014.10.28.2

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.10.27.10

McAfee
Trojan.Adware-DomaIQ
5600.6964

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeSoftware.V
14.8.13.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32186

File size:
885.1 KB (906,376 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Software LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 3:08:01 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 4:23:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Zutpk6/mE4hADsyOoZQb2mBS0KnY1+/WNJTvY:XhADsSZw2mEYgkVY

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9898

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://domseo.com.edgesuite.net/installers/out/006080060900610/piid-b3f24dbf3143ccd0c3404df1888145e6/ax/telechargerstopcom/french/fr/chrome/nero/d/65d7a15fef4f52886b647e4d987bbc2c/ici/.../na/installer_nero_French.exe

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