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megacubo_setup.exe

STMSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application megacubo_setup.exe by STMSetup has been detected as adware by 15 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.
Publisher:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b14fe4002913d1fb6efe064c0651c145

SHA-1:
8318b758b5bf120693e40295c9d89483eba1d5ba

SHA-256:
120e493d792be065bfa183aba70187399043db60677521ec57681eabc538a541

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 '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:
4/25/2024 4:24:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.ON
7.11.175.78

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2016.0.3119

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1554

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0124

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ON potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/3/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.5.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of megacubo_setup_c.exe (Adware)
2015.8.3.5

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13504

McAfee
Artemis!84DF2E124AA8
5600.6685

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150504

Reason Heuristics
Threat.ironSource.Bundler
15.5.4.18

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39486

File size:
690.1 KB (706,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STMSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2015 8:59:59 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 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UiFaxG2uO1bPfXBs5imIqCIgtU+mkb9gFhbMgursViU30Zx9iUkRnTMpb:UiFGGVofXBs5imIptU+mkmFduqiU3SxW

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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