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nero_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application nero_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 9 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 s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3c25b3ca90c8c35af5b938f1a4940a9b

SHA-1:
6d5a3950f014d6ee5f681dac65220107d6be6ad8

SHA-256:
e29a8cd774c144836bf43b519551de410acb94f5153da21803583e1ab922c042

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/24/2024 11:28:53 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3346

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14919

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28386
9.0.1.0262

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QC potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of frostwire_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.29.6

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.K
14.9.19.13

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
33120

File size:
779.2 KB (797,864 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/27/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/28/2014 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

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

Serial number:
5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Q6v0h+bWRGGGTDgWPd1HXDlftuy8Vt4sDMF:Qq8s40td1Bftuy8t4j

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

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/securecloudfiledownload1409989221/fast/downloads/74210/.../nero_setup.exe

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