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musicconvertersetup.exe

InstallCore Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application musicconvertersetup.exe by InstallCore has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.anymusicconverter.com.
Publisher:
InstallCore Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c35747adb417b56fc3407d1adc4f9f9e

SHA-1:
379644a81ebe9a379b558091164dbdccad4485f5

SHA-256:
a7f0a6a5d3f5f0de9721382bb0fae429beeb01b40a5c012b91e419f1fff74bb7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/26/2024 7:17:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.8.17

File size:
1005.3 KB (1,029,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\Musicconvertersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallCore Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/20/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/20/2013 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=InstallCore Ltd., OU=Support, O=InstallCore Ltd., STREET=Nisim Aloni 21, L=Tel Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=62919, C=IL

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

Serial number:
0088971791FBF6CE4920268CDF6A0A825F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HNQiVy8gyk4SEFd5qszYaXEc6OiNeSfyG4rPR380bBV0:HNQi3rd598aV6O5s505s0b

Entry address:
0xC21B0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, FC, 9F, 41, 00, E8, 04, F9, FF, FF, 74, 65, 6D, 03, 00, FF, FF, CC, 83, 44, 24, 04, F8, E9, 65, 4E, 00, 00, 83, 44, 24, 04, F8, E9, 83, 4E, 00, 00, 83, 44, 24, 04, F8, E9, 8D, 4E, 00, 00, CC, 69, 11, 40, 00, 73, 11, 40, 00, 7D, 11, 40, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, C0, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 46, 88, 11, 40, 00, 08, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 12, 40, 00, 94, 11, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
788 KB (806,912 bytes)

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

http://www.anymusicconverter.com/default/ga/.../?dl=1

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