moviemaker.exe

STMSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application moviemaker.exe by STMSetup 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 cdn.click-downloadnow.com.
Publisher:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3c67ac4eb327e27bd5b2df9ce355e3dd

SHA-1:
58cab7fad23277baca1c90b286f4b3b669f766b5

SHA-256:
bc3e12d3537919d36265a0720b11e70c89bfd127e0f72f881047cbcf0a5d91c0

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 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:
5/27/2024 8:05:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.177.172

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3307

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141028

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.386
9.0.1.0301

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OU (variant)
8.10548

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/28/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

McAfee
Artemis!3C67AC4EB327
5600.6963

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20141028

Reason Heuristics
PUP.STMSetup.K
14.10.28.16

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
33838

File size:
772.9 KB (791,456 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\moviemaker.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=STMSetup, O=STMSetup, 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:
4CC8AF2C057FC32A3FA7F44EAADD7EEA

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):
12288:2oFaXehKIE7MSiYtSKHQkYTX4xdJWS6ZcP6Mo2luDAfqB6+W:2oFWUKX7xsiYTInIZcPloouDAyB8

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 moviemaker.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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