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issetup.dll

InstallShield

WhiteSmoke Inc

The module issetup.dll, “InstallShield (R) Setup Engine” by WhiteSmoke Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Acresso Software Inc.  (signed by WhiteSmoke Inc)

Product:
InstallShield

Description:
InstallShield (R) Setup Engine

Version:
16.0.328

MD5:
44b170a01efa3059bfee41d17b8265c1

SHA-1:
22ce8081d4f6ed92fa4ae0c829f5bf06fba2b4a1

SHA-256:
66a698ef6a936cdcabf279490083a48f221eb747fdd6f55183f75cc03d5d2300

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.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:20:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WhiteSmoke.AcressoSoftware.Installer (M)
16.1.4.7

File size:
567.8 KB (581,440 bytes)

Product version:
16.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2009 Acresso Software Inc. and/or InstallShield Co. Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
iKernel.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\installshield installation information\{1adb7bf5-f8eb-4f76-98fd-65a7ffbeaece}\issetup.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WhiteSmoke Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/9/2008 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/8/2011 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WhiteSmoke Inc, OU=R&D, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WhiteSmoke Inc, L=New York, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4261300AF5254B751250B0CDBDA6CE61

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/10/2009 1:22:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kvZT2pweV3OaqR/YZLcQBUqqkd7tkjV+srZhmo4hHudxdySH8dvUQ:kvZ219OaqR/YZLJ8ryobr2sQ

Entry address:
0x1A6673

Entry point:
B8, B8, 6F, 1A, 10, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 00, 00, 08, E1, 48, 01, 55, 00, 8B, EC, 53, 57, 56, FF, 75, 0C, C3, 06, 08, E8, 07, 03, 23, 5E, 5F, 5B, C9, C2, F5, 01, 18, 83, C4, F4, FC, BC, 39, 8F, 74, 24, 20, AE, 7C, 9D, 40, 66, 81, 3E, 4A, 43, 0F, 18, 85, 9D, 02, 48, 83, C6, 0C, 0A, 33, DB, BA, 5B, 80, 0A, C7, 44, 24, 14, 4B, 03, 43, 90, 03, D2, 18, 82, 8B, 16, 34, 04, F9, 7A, 13, 3D, 73, 2C, 00, 4C, 24, 10, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.6542

Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
1008 KB (1,032,192 bytes)

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