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recuva_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 recuva_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 securecloudfiledownload1415811815.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b0c67116570c8bc2fa257e60626e4c5b

SHA-1:
728f27fe9289f3e0394d6501fac46e99672abe0f

SHA-256:
0a801842342e9bcd7f150eb30c0b929d7469769b4c0ed0fcc465e2c7e6d280c4

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:
4/20/2024 11:59:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3282

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141122

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RO (variant)
8.10748

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14071

McAfee
Artemis!B0C67116570C
5600.6938

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.M
14.11.22.16

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1115
7.2.326

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34924

File size:
805.9 KB (825,248 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\recuva_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/29/2014 10:06:41 AM

Valid to:
9/30/2015 10:06:41 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121E718DC758D9F04A17EF678927582DA13

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:CfqPajDAnNWGKj3MiLiTt4iqpn7auKJze:CSP5YGE3rL+yHFQze

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 recuva_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://securecloudfiledownload1415811815.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/downloadsf/downloads/74004/.../recuva_setup.exe

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