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ms-se_setup.exe

STMSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ms-se_setup.exe by STMSetup has been detected as adware by 11 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-download.com.
Publisher:
STMSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bb4234afd9dd1f00b7a324980d00e9cc

SHA-1:
df5dcf672380ef151143d9fdcd7bfdc4bf9274eb

SHA-256:
28cdb6ec5f0a8c0067aab2fe0d5fd34e4b34ebce3ef5411c6d40a2138c155341

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
5/10/2024 3:54:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141025

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.386
9.0.1.0298

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL (variant)
8.10495

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/25/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

McAfee
Artemis!BB4234AFD9DD
5600.6967

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20141025

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.STMSetup.L
14.10.25.7

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
33584

File size:
767.8 KB (786,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ms-se_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
STMSetup

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:BgvpbcLLkTWpbmJFqOw7uqj3lSLVbIeI8wIkaS7GaA2hZMVVbG4m9b1XX1sG9Aa5:BgvhcL6WpGlw7uqj3lSpbIeIkiAoZMVY

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 ms-se_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.click-download.com/?ic_user_id=212

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