» microsoft-security-essentials.exe
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microsoft-security-essentials.exe

dobreprogramy sp. z o.o.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft-security-essentials.exe by dobreprogramy sp. z o.o has been detected as adware by 16 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.dobreprogramy.pl.

File name:

Publisher:

dobreprogramy sp. z o.o. (signed and verified)

MD5:

f83a99d33d18b02626519206642bd919

SHA-1:

1f70424893db22117fc63e3ad9f20a34aa6242c3

SHA-256:

9bbb2affa66e50087055028780b5f8faa4543abd370be0b3d08d289df88aadf8

Scanner detections:

16 / 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:

4/16/2024 9:41:56 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.PE

7.11.158.190

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140923

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3342

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.PEIC

19597

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.10078

9.0.1.0266

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.PE potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/InstallCore

12/5/2014

F-Prot

W32/A-dbe1ec51

v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of kingo-android-root(51394).exe (Adware)

2014.12.5.15

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13463

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore

v2014.09.23.02

McAfee

Artemis!ACF37E4FC405

5600.6998

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.b6e

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.dobreprogramyspzoo.h

14.9.23.12

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0603

7.2.339

VIPRE Antivirus

InstallCore.b

30148

File size:

686 KB (702,504 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft-security-essentials.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

dobreprogramy sp. z o.o.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

5/20/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

5/21/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=dobreprogramy sp. z o.o., O=dobreprogramy sp. z o.o., STREET=Al. Jana Kasprowicza 94, L=Wrocław, S=dolnośląskie, PostalCode=51-145, C=PL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

4E30454670D180FB3C3C625396724F5E

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:UhFaia4Ah0vw8WNabpd6me7MTev4aVevgDeISLHvQE3LdF4uif+YdpfY:UhF85rlId6me7MaAaW7j774fd

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)

The file microsoft-security-essentials.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.dobreprogramy.pl/.../x64

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