installer_utorrent_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_utorrent_english.exe by WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 20 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:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
38f603fd33c7045d639a60ecdd13801e

SHA-1:
d20da60921c62f1d6bb70760f5d424c824063260

SHA-256:
c818f4ddf4bbb7cb79105d19641d0ce60bc4d24a7936ddccd793967059db6d93

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/20/2024 12:08:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.131.248

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3495

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.BB
18047

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0114

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.7756451
8.14.04.24.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9384

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore_JE
4/24/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Malwarebytes
v2014.04.24.11

McAfee
Artemis!38F603FD33C7
5600.7151

Norman
InstallCore.WCDD
11.20140424

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WorldSetup.AA
14.4.24.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14422

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0204
7.2.114

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
26162

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.24

File size:
663 KB (678,864 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/3/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 11:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

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:
7.8224

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_utorrent_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

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