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java-setup_setup.exe

Application

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application java-setup_setup.exe, “Application Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 11 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 the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Installer App   (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
848056d1382fff346f69abc5e7ce0417

SHA-1:
0155b0656e01c4b9b743a1e571bc51871dffae62

SHA-256:
a161ebf12de53a8ba96d58316f0b559bd8e3c5e76849067be17ea3bd1f16cce9

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/23/2024 8:18:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.IG
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3133

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KVP
22304

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.53
9.0.1.0111

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of avast-free-antivirus_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.22.13

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16097

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.07.22.01

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Bundler.AdvertisoGmbH
15.4.21.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

File size:
736.4 KB (754,032 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.3

Copyright:
Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\java-setup_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/8/2015 3:04:46 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2016 3:04:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11217618A6D27021C8BBC3EBB3F9DA9194E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4O+7HpfKHCH4m8vrqjJDDEQpsabLHqfYQXJJ/5qE+KcKkaniNqWEf3ykuj1wSRfB:4OuHRH4renEQekeJJ/IE+KX1io3fC31z

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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