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realtekhighdefinitionaudiodriversforxp-setup.exe

Blueis

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application realtekhighdefinitionaudiodriversforxp-setup.exe by Blueis has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Blueis  (signed and verified)

MD5:
20432c59cf65dcbf32f8c5d7cc7c0292

SHA-1:
2ad1025305c367a1deefd13b8386bfb4d264177a

SHA-256:
04774f088a98be9018d432577d4e42b32c8374ff6b8b064fe67d204921ad63c3

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 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:
5/9/2024 1:21:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Tucows
2016.0.3220

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20675

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAdmin
15.1.24

McAfee
Artemis!B9F049D7247C
5600.6876

Norman
InstallCore.WQEC
11.20150123

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.1.23.21

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.FLbeQTC
37.0.11400

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0106
7.2.23

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
36532

File size:
834 KB (854,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\realtekhighdefinitionaudiodriversforxp-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blueis

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/6/2014 8:30:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2015 8:29:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Blueis, O=Blueis, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
58AC2B1B2E1E80F003ECEE0F41F4124A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/7/2014 1:26:37 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e9jnxpJA9Kua6nPQSQsTnmc0Q9FxDNiZzSfOr0+z3962z7NbkGfxRee8:KjxpW93nn0InTJDN2efOr0+kaVxR8

Entry address:
0x3522

Entry point:
81, EC, 78, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, C6, 44, 24, 0C, 20, 57, 8B, EB, BF, A0, 83, 40, 00, 8B, F3, E8, FC, 3C, 00, 00, FF, 15, 08, 87, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 80, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 0C, 87, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, C4, 4C, 42, 00, E8, 26, 2A, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 50, 44, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 30, 50, 53, 68, E3, 83, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 81, 40, 00, 68, E4, 83, 40, 00, 68, 60, 44, 42, 00, E8, 40, 2C, 00, 00, FF, 15, A8, 80, 40, 00, 50, 68, 00, A0, 42, 00, E8, 2F, 2C, 00, 00, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.4950

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file realtekhighdefinitionaudiodriversforxp-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.programwardrobe.com/launch.php?p=89&v=59

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