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mseinstall.exe

The application mseinstall.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 download.downloadzone.org a web site host known to distribute potentially unwanted software operated by Quick Downloader.
MD5:
d1e8a464f2772d05c7f8336c1f1e3675

SHA-1:
30a050f6dad32737added76c5b64fd6adec07f37

SHA-256:
5e4a4721cf7972a13be39a45907545a64e20e7b3dd479795cec1cf89b7a0e489

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:35:03 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.161.34

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KAU
18866

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12733

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.07.16.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14714

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
31208

File size:
667.1 KB (683,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CyMJfsGVdeT24/Lod3hyH2eRrRqydkVIQVN0UGdlc/BxnuatsO:CyMJfsAQ24/Lod30rRqyaPVN1djzt

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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Entropy:
7.8194

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file mseinstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.downloadzone.org/download.php?id=0fce4f65447d7d515a1374f73dd3100c80374da2&z=0&p=eyJweSI6ImR6IiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6ImF1IiwibyI6IndpbnYiLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkel81MjhjYjY0N2Q0OGI2NC41NjExNzY3NS40OTUzODYwNTU3YmZhYzM4MWYxNzQyNWZmYWM5MmJmMSIsInBhX2lkIjoiMCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMTA3IiwidHMiOjEzODQ5NTM0MTYsImt3IjoibWljcm9zb2Z0IHNlY3VyaXR5IGVzc2VudGlhbHMiLCJjdSI6IiIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ==

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