nero-essentials-12-5-01900-47916-de-setup.exe

Media Ingea SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application nero-essentials-12-5-01900-47916-de-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL has been detected as adware by 15 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 dw3.de.uptodown.com.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
567d20d66665151a4ca34dd642b84f7c

SHA-1:
a8e8062ee50cb6b85e9ac475b558f1f4b603c3e2

SHA-256:
abdd9ebd47710b34f4be62d4c7fd31aed999bd88d6a8a2a4e724ffdb5d587a5d

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/27/2024 2:23:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.146.224

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3486

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1487

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18206

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0122

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9752

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11965

Malwarebytes
v2014.08.07.11

Norman
Kryptik.CDMO
11.20140502

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MediaIngeaSL.j
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14430

Sophos
InstallCore ToDownload
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28798

File size:
667 KB (683,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\nero-essentials-12-5-01900-47916-de-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/1/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Media Ingea SL, O=Media Ingea SL, STREET="Pirandello 16, planta 2", L=Malaga, S=Malaga, PostalCode=29010, C=ES

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

Serial number:
00C034A59569FF794D7687FB8D40A50D76

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:dvppvF/vS00mTbFw9TjMLmGOnLtrDuyjwMdD85XUZqs:dvLvhvSLmTbFwjMS1tfqMiXUZqs

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 nero-essentials-12-5-01900-47916-de-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.