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regcleanprosetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application regcleanprosetup.exe by PersonalCleaner 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 www.pchelp-app.com.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9e9156018f425c47cd5ef6a484ca3596

SHA-1:
267963bf03edcba0d4e775510b7406f7f3503664

SHA-256:
88d5a9cdcb6bb13b25d82c6ee41edf5b1eeb52560c23aef4543b74528e56005e

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:
5/4/2024 5:51:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3427

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0182

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PK potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of downloadmanagersetup.exe (Adware)
2014.8.30.18

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.07.01.03

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.7083

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.Q
14.6.30.23

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29708

File size:
684 KB (700,376 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PersonalCleaner

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BCvpTU8xXeK+wF9giitIDdugUu/n+NGV7ohUbiywHDyyztBEFzVYbgD1fY:BCvtmwFDgtuDo2eyOztWFzVtq

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:
7.8611

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file regcleanprosetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.pchelp-app.com/regclean-pro/rcd/.../?dl=1

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