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Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application internetexplorer.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 14 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 Internet Explorer but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8efd0acdea51394005ed1771c5a7a7ba

SHA-1:
d675bb27504818a2f461d3aee2927d5c54ac8a90

SHA-256:
32b90e9634d4e40ba6c7c34b2b7c7839ed2c541da6da7f772028ef2b3dfe0974

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/25/2024 4:12:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.164.196

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3396

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0212

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MJ potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of media-player.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.16

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnbmp
0.28.2.61148

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.Q
14.7.31.11

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10450

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29800

File size:
643 KB (658,472 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:M7Lpu7zCRxzS+/x61oLJDSRIaRr5wncc5+afEr0dJO0pX0/AZ6:M7L47zgjYOp4RdjcMafEgJO0B0

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:
7.8546

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.click-download.com/?ic_user_id=212

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