setup.31954.exe

IronInstall

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup.31954.exe by IronInstall has been detected as adware by 5 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.
Publisher:
IronInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fd1cb91d8aa537768ed76650fa4d9245

SHA-1:
1fc580767c414d21abd59390adcde34c737fc6e4

SHA-256:
7ea189ef4f960525ec1652cc6b9c7e08fb040f0a2b1ac79ca4aaa96725ebae9d

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 12:53:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
160209-2

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.82, Adware.InstallCore.80
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.IronInstall.Installer (M)
16.2.14.20

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.23

File size:
1.1 MB (1,148,120 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.31954.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/20/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/20/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IronInstall, O=IronInstall, STREET=63 Rothschild Blvd., L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
2DC5BB8E9D823CD0C4F09AE859BBBEAC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:sBjyOjLOh43Ig0JQJLLjYtZJtKrffwcKxh+1iY79:sBjyOfOi3R0JQJLLEtZJCfflKxh+1i0

Entry address:
0xD5440

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, DC, 2B, 41, 00, E8, 44, F8, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
866 KB (886,784 bytes)

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