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STMSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application java.exe by STMSetup 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 the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
08ff696b6d4706a58596198071404d2c

SHA-1:
5150239bf1c35bf1fa58653ed00add837a2afaeb

SHA-256:
8157d4f14987eeb91f80f9d247bc01aa1fa9a43eae35a2f974f46aee3d121458

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:
5/27/2024 1:09:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.179.162

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3315

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141020

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.386
9.0.1.0293

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OU (variant)
8.10587

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/20/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.10.20.04

McAfee
Artemis!08FF696B6D47
5600.6971

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20141020

Reason Heuristics
PUP.STMSetup.E
14.10.20.16

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
34072

File size:
767.8 KB (786,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STMSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=STMSetup, O=STMSetup, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
4CC8AF2C057FC32A3FA7F44EAADD7EEA

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:L6FaY6nGGWeExzXPd4wuhhybyLCzeHiOE/nEvVLbLOlqhI1ex0etPFEz4V7qBvi:L6FN2tWNxzXPdRuhhymLCzeHiONvZS03

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8466

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file java.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://4.track404od.com/d/.../Ym89MiZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9Nzc3Nzc3MDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwJnNvPTImY2ljbXA9MzA2ODI4JnB1YmlkPTYxNzQ4JmNpcGlkPTgyNzEwMCZjaXNpZD04NUYyQjQ2NEYxNTgyNjQ5MTUwNzc5NTgwNiZjaXJpZD04NUYyQjQ2NEYxNTgyNjUwMTU4Njg3MzI0OSZjaXVpZD0tNDU0Nzk0NjkwOTAxOTkzOTExOSZjcmlkPTIzNTM4MDgmZXhjaWQ9MjImbW10PS0xJmNudHJ5PTI5?exe_name=java

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

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

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