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Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pculturesetup_v1.0.5.a0.1__572_stub.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 10 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 cirepo.s3.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3584a38bae09d6cb0b0ec6ed6b923006

SHA-1:
097f1139e2bd470c4a361188e4c936b0afb006b8

SHA-256:
1aeb879dd290bb4697c576f81c5617c2486c81c728d5b8112c5f13f751f2ee99

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
5/2/2024 1:29:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3458

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.JEIR
18349

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0151

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MJ (variant)
8.9857

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
5/31/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12212

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MaxSetup.FF
14.5.31.8

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29684

File size:
684.8 KB (701,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pculturesetup_v1.0.5.a0.1__572_stub.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/11/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/12/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oYvptCnkaD2Tgxz7xpK6V1ukGFCuqdnCg8iL/Wc81xL/jjJXl:oYvLCn0c/xBviMuqtVL/4//jjJXl

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 pculturesetup_v1.0.5.a0.1__572_stub.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cirepo.s3.amazonaws.com/release/Installers/Pculture/.../PcultureSetup_v1.0.5.a0.1__572_stub.exe

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