mipony-installer.exe

WorldSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mipony-installer.exe by WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 12 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 dw.uptodown.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e97dce738e0906154992f8454cc91286

SHA-1:
9409e3d2604d7d1805b39bb2dfd46fcd1ecec113

SHA-256:
b6425e4c00b26f7861cf44925dc3e7716bf9c6685e1da54f131a8a8379bee1f0

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:32:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.133.238

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3550

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.058

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected (variant)
8.9481

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore_JE
2/27/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11292

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WorldSetup.Q
14.2.27.17

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0224
7.2.58

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
26908

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
678.6 KB (694,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4QFaafEW1WJDk3/nl/lkvB120V2KMKuKo3+UgrSsAiqVd9vEJowH5VbG/YPgLXt1:4QF3fX1+DYl/lwsKNuKXGvd9vuJ5VbV2

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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Entropy:
7.7914

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file mipony-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/-_iamnvrQIGAwKs4AAqAkSTrOnCsYvpwqamk15UksIlh3atutuqIDz8DFXJ2mDu8Tw-eXae6LyRMbVRxevtAHSlNWsMyny4xCrsxHFt5GdFBsKxV1p3nCYafYK9pK7Hd/2Z8mwru6k5LsnCUv6nO543u_4j3i4MnQbh9_YAM4l9eauSTN0uquAJxODXrdfKskAoNFUjtbHLkJDSOI7pLyakHmk2sObQ9d3zb5Xbk01PiXsKSDNyKRrFWE5M4ZuIkz/u_0b1EKm-odFSLQiK1LfvkVRWHWqqJYprb0C4sgTaBefHlnpydQzHhAZIr6ujMuWNmPHaJ21IMDqmi_uf_4qOrufQv0YgpBIp7e3CfxzbkB9BehqwTd6Ljes5sMWII80/.../

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