» mini_installer.exe
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mini_installer.exe

TrustedWeb

SqueakyChocolate

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mini_installer.exe by SqueakyChocolate has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address cdn.squeakychocolate.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

mini_installer.exe

Publisher:

SqueakyChocolate LLC (signed by SqueakyChocolate)

Product:

TrustedWeb

Version:

28.0.1500.95

MD5:

2b408f19810b91dfb3825196064cb460

SHA-1:

0d47760ee12d07c035d5001ae23f2c47e159e124

SHA-256:

34c8e50f9aa9940594adbd137222e42e7d3fc38cca2d7cd3e65410d0cffec1f8

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:

4/24/2024 2:08:41 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.SqueakyChocolate (M)

16.2.9.9

File size:

24.2 MB (25,372,040 bytes)

Product version:

28.0.1500.95

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\mini_installer.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SqueakyChocolate

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

2/20/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

2/20/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=SqueakyChocolate, O=SqueakyChocolate, STREET=12902 Dorathea Terrace, L=Poway, S=CA, PostalCode=92064, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00B696A8829DC1E0486236AF86C6DC0B70

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

9/3/2013 2:32:01 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

786432:gA6vp9ImfMRkmr7e+OWPzsFKEa3PXbjCX:kp9uRLriJWPzsFp6CX

Entry address:

0x2A23

Entry point:

6A, 00, FF, 15, A4, 10, 40, 00, 50, E8, D2, FE, FF, FF, 59, 50, FF, 15, A0, 10, 40, 00, CC, 8B, 01, 85, C0, 74, 09, 83, 79, 0C, 01, 7C, 03, 8B, 00, C3, 33, C0, C3, 53, 56, 8B, F1, 8B, 06, 33, DB, 3B, C3, 74, 09, 50, FF, 15, A8, 10, 40, 00, 89, 1E, 89, 5E, 08, 89, 5E, 10, 89, 5E, 0C, 89, 5E, 14, 88, 5E, 18, C7, 46, 04, D0, 10, 40, 00, 5E, 5B, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, F1, E8, C6, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, 8D, 7E, 0C, 57, 50, 89, 46, 08, FF, 15, C8, 10, 40, 00, 89, 06, 85, C0, 0F, 84, F5, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0... 
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Packer / compiler:

FASM v1.3x

Code size:

9 KB (9,216 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to squeakychocolate.com (74.208.110.68:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to post-install-verification.conduit-data.com (184.72.217.85:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cdn.squeakychocolate.com (62.253.3.84:80)

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