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The application setup.exe, “Web Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 az804920.vo.msecnd.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Soft

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
1.6.5.1

MD5:
beefe105bdc06fc5440474f4dbbc0ced

SHA-1:
25f307929cd8f6f792b5974f006d3b21a4ae5afc

SHA-256:
ad0f43ecc280031b2840be53edac7ef5987c5a1c0228abc963a53a5756f17aef

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/30/2024 12:30:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12339

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/10/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.10.10.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.9.22

File size:
505.6 KB (517,721 bytes)

Product version:
1.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:C8DPG09WqTqqb0YziL9EidZZrlKhC2Iqjzva6WXd55yGMB:CwPF9WqOqbpz4miJsItq

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://az804920.vo.msecnd.net/Setup.exe

http://7769domain.com/Ad/GoP/13518/limewire-music.en.softonic.com/170201/.../download/limewire-music.en.softonic.com/.../US/.../

http://usv.purebinarycenter.com/Setup.exe

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