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notepad++setup-16404879-vffsb.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application notepad++setup-16404879-vffsb.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 7 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 dl01us.file.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2d8ea63239a038b013ef1ae245f9b968

SHA-1:
f7ac83f8042036688d923f8a03c1444ae694c709

SHA-256:
5c100168d1705bdea7799fca2d98dd0595be88c8490e13166a1a809a4b867c29

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/16/2024 1:26:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.InstallCore
2015.0.3362

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MJ (variant)
8.9701

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.9.24

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MaxSetup.DD
14.9.3.21

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
28420

File size:
596.5 KB (610,864 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\notepad++setup-16404879-vffsb.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9P8pF8VXFVpw95J3Ds5+MJaxd11agnseP9kzb5v3+ETCE4LeIlSqu0F:9P838VVaJzsfaxL5s28b5FTMSJe

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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Entropy:
7.8504

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file notepad++setup-16404879-vffsb.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl01us.file.org/.../Notepad Setup-16404879-vffsb.exe

http://file.org/.../dl.php?fid=16404879&p=vffsb&a=upd&v=20140124

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