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samsunglink_installer32.exe

Downloadcentral ApS

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application samsunglink_installer32.exe by Downloadcentral ApS has been detected as adware by 7 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 cdn.downloaddkdelivery.com.
Publisher:
Downloadcentral ApS  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8d74c04b066473d5489be25cd71dbb7d

SHA-1:
51be10438f20a642728b62280ca2215cd75a993b

SHA-256:
18c980788a0e1506e5cf256694bed14cdb7b0d01fe1755995490e88433f085d6

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/3/2024 4:00:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.210.56

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KD
21077

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UF potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14967

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloadcentral
15.2.14.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37240

File size:
776.7 KB (795,328 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Swedish (Sweden)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\samsunglink_installer32.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloadcentral ApS

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/31/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/1/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Downloadcentral ApS, O=Downloadcentral ApS, STREET="Wichmandsgade 11, 1.", L=Odense C, S=Southern Denmark, PostalCode=5000, C=DK

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

Serial number:
00DD69BD5D8FFDF28E4E08462C9AA50785

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):
24576:6dvyIucsR7EVjB1My2AuPoc8DHjO6NEygX:6BmF8DMy2xJ8rjOXX

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 samsunglink_installer32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.downloaddkdelivery.com/?ic_user_id=559

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