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licensecrawler.exe

The application licensecrawler.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freewarefiles.com.
MD5:
e43b9232455af8abbf5a738ae816d9ba

SHA-1:
0ea3b321da8ceb5792852e751e105dc9e7baca76

SHA-256:
9d7d26f8ee2b2cd7d8611266e9d69b059c908237938c5677bbbbdf5f00c0b5d9

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:50:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clodb66.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0139

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.FJ (variant)
9.9190

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
5/19/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
15.5.22

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Freemium.A
v2015.05.19.02

McAfee
Artemis!E43B9232455A
5600.6760

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallCore
15.5.19.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15517

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
9866

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
24766

File size:
614 KB (628,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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:NolyMJfsGEdjWR15gilrkaryiJyK4BXTPrn5RABPkXukFpdkqwiboZO:ilyMJfsVdw1iitGiUBPrnSPk9kqM8

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://www.freewarefiles.com/.../download.php?programid=44343

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