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setup.exe

Software Program

AVSoftware

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup.exe, “Software Program Setup ” by AVSoftware 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.
Publisher:
Generic Installer   (signed by AVSoftware)

Product:
Software Program

Description:
Software Program Setup

MD5:
148f60ea355f2cd15b914ca664391b32

SHA-1:
41834b52dc2230f4dff889e2336ef8115e0dcaa0

SHA-256:
dfed12740ff86e132a7a7ceb262463ed255001767b78e9801a4cf9c9811bd43c

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:
5/13/2024 9:34:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3042

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15720

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DQT
22778

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.642
9.0.1.0201

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AAJ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11950

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.07.20.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.AVSoftware.Installer (M)
15.7.20.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
42060

File size:
791.7 KB (810,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.5

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/19/2015 8:56:38 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2016 8:56:38 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware, O=AVSoftware, L=Sofia, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112124448F1FA45FB449861B311C88593985

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:uJRnB84pTS5DuRmawSSO/+nP6rczN1dvV6ymQy44s8NTg:uL+4hyomvZn6r4dvcLQy40c

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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Entropy:
7.9199

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 URL.

http://ttb.lpmxp2180.com/download/request/.../xb9onqTr?__tc=1411244435.356&lpsl=dd10d721808d276332089278fd00fea6&expire=1411330839&PubID=258733&tgu_src_lp_domain=www.prosoftlst.com&ClickID=33727904421411244438&fileName=Setup

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