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mipony-installer.exe

Extended Setup

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application mipony-installer.exe by Extended Setup has been detected as adware by 13 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.mipony.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Extended Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1571f79c4cf6fb2881b656cc23ed1ac3

SHA-1:
67f85c9425b0a787ce779efc6524197f403bcadc

SHA-256:
020bf3779bea475477304565b9d80c1d59df3bd50358af8b30b6df7c1446d460

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/23/2024 9:00:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.125.226

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17646

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.021

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IJ (variant)
8.9313

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/21/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

McAfee
Artemis!1571F79C4CF6
5600.7243

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ExtendedSetup.Q
14.8.7.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14119

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10832

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
25620

File size:
673.1 KB (689,216 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\mipony-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Extended Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/22/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/23/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Extended Setup, O=Extended Setup, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00DC2A1D7B17450E779685BAA191188498

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:AyMJfsGZN2evciRqa1PFvBTxfIO47FyO2Dp5mX9NMoqQuR/UKFyIwdUGKK:AyMJfsEN2x+PFvBTVJ47EfDpQLMoqQu4

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 mipony-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.mipony.net/.../Mipony-Installer.exe

http://download.mipony.net/.../Mipony-Installer.exe

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