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internet_explorer_setup.exe

Internet Explorer Installer

Norassie LTD

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 Norassie has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from yumdownload.com.
Publisher:
Installer  (signed by Norassie LTD)

Product:
Internet Explorer Installer

Version:
1.2.3

MD5:
7e610e42515f9e1c2f6d9b9e7f225c46

SHA-1:
c44506dd6a7e888d04820f7522c6c0a12b28bccb

SHA-256:
9999b11cdd71fba3b89ccd84a580683b39c6c709ee3bbc265fb42a5402befb3b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/18/2024 8:04:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Norassie.Installer (M)
16.3.30.6

File size:
429.2 KB (439,456 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Norassie LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/9/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Norassie LTD, O=Norassie LTD, STREET="Tenancy 10, Marina House", L=Mahe, S=Eden Island, PostalCode=1403, C=SC

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

Serial number:
385751BEE21EF6B589B4316DD99863F8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kLWM/+ynSY3psv/lZCIQ3cTvTd+b7oLp3:kaM/NSYOlwHYUs

Entry address:
0x30CB

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, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7743

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://yumdownload.com/.../internet_explorer_setup.exe

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