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red-crucible-2.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 red-crucible-2.exe by Max Setup 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 d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a2a3998a66872a69c0ff24ec6e0c02ca

SHA-1:
94f311b84a53100efaea4ed8e4b03de0276959dd

SHA-256:
c33d83fecbd4456d21dabaf8349b14ffb0c16a351cab5966453c397c427a4455

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 11:25:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.143.80

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3505

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0104

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MJ (variant)
8.9672

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.4.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.04.14.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.O
14.4.14.0

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28214

File size:
650.8 KB (666,440 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\red-crucible-2.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:e9DpkYaRPn0m8uqH7AfqeVVhdEMp6vJnhHenjimZSIUW4RsjvIwb1RvO3bsicjb0:e9DSYaR0m8JHUfqezhd1Mdh48PW4+vId

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:
7.8512

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file red-crucible-2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/.../a2V5PWFwaQ==&url=aHR0cDovL3JlZC1jcnVjaWJsZS0yLnNvZnRvbmljLml0L21hYy9kb3dubG9hZA==&os=&lang=fr_FR&desc=VW4gRlBTIHBvdXIgTWFj

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