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microsoft-visual-basic.exe

FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft-visual-basic.exe by FITDownloader 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from is.inncdn.com.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7d9f6d2fe73518a8f7f13fa290cea85d

SHA-1:
80ff918de3de4803705572860802e4ae8c968058

SHA-256:
cb2a91d6f197ae8b11ed235a6725e4d762c539eba65aded855a30d0750e4f830

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:
4/18/2024 9:37:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.148
7.11.157.250

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
150414-0

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LO
2014.0.4311

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18736

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0118

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ON (variant)
9.10031

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_terraria.exe (Adware)
2015.7.28.18

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12586

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.07.28.06

McAfee
Artemis!38B0899C495E
5600.6690

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfuulp
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Installer.FITDownloader
15.4.28.10

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
30870

File size:
708.5 KB (725,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft-visual-basic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FITDownloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FITDownloader, O=FITDownloader, 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:
5E0816C139E8D20E76830D3D9638C4FE

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:e+vpOAXn2NG4gKh1gY3mIKgIJ8cqN3x1BN+n+gk2QaoxK/f8rXkYc:e+vcAX2wUhdWIoWpx1mnAaox287kf

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)

The file microsoft-visual-basic.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://is.inncdn.com/?ic_user_id=539

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