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internet-explorer_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application internet-explorer_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 10 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 s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
becfea2f351c633be05485cc3b626f0c

SHA-1:
946ef216367a602bf84c5dad4202b651710d6821

SHA-256:
83bb6c7582a563896050f7e934a0ad015438354ca248bd82087993d114b46fe4

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/20/2024 8:57:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.189.196

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3344

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28386
9.0.1.0264

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RA potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of google-chrome_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.4.4

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14198

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dimzds
0.28.6.63850

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.X
14.9.21.21

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35224

File size:
783.7 KB (802,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/27/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

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

Serial number:
5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tsvlOLp5nP9R0y7zaSzWmO5upNKRGk2trEHvE:tIwwy7zaQWmO5uDKRx2th

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:
7.7840

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file internet-explorer_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/securecloudfiledownload1410392442/fast/downloads/213/.../internet-explorer_setup.exe

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