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samsung-kies.exe

WorldSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application samsung-kies.exe by WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 14 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:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c2a58b206329b6a915046736de4a4e05

SHA-1:
6bccb0c5153c7047bff0f42d6e3a23b06e65f6d6

SHA-256:
bbf03c35c172cb894fed5333e28797f8154ade2321e65386596a4032b819aabe

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/25/2024 4:42:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.176.202

AVG
Trojan horse Ransomer.DBB
2014.0.4037

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KRI
19718

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-dbe1ec51
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Worldsetup
v2014.10.06.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WorldSetup.M
14.9.4.9

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5063361
33624

File size:
645.5 KB (660,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\samsung-kies.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WorldSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

Valid to:
1/4/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

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:QvpgiRweZl1g1cMgffj8WBowFLrkgqS8EcGHEEvUXBsqTKJGPGTy3wZn:QvmgbZl1gmbNBowhL8EcyDcZTKJpTy3G

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 samsung-kies.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?domain=samsung-kies&name=Samsung Kies&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3QuaXQuc2Z0Y2RuLm5ldC9pdC9zY3JuLzMwMDAwMC8zMDAwNzYvc2Ftc3VuZy1raWVzLTEyLTMyeDMyLnBuZw==&url=aHR0cDovL2Rvd25sb2FkY2VudGVyLnNhbXN1bmcuY29tL2NvbnRlbnQvU1cvMjAxMTA1LzIwMTEwNTEyMTE1NzE3Nzk2L0tpZXNfMi4zLjIuMTIwNjRfMTBfMS5leGU=&os=&lang=it_IT&desc=U2luY3Jvbml6emFyZSBmYWNpbG1lbnRlIGlsIHR1byBjZWxsdWxhcmUgU2Ftc3VuZyBjb24gaWwgUEM=

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