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InstallShield

WhiteSmoke Inc

The application setup.exe, “InstallScript Setup Launcher ” by WhiteSmoke Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallShield Setup installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Whitesmoke Translator.
Publisher:
Acresso Software Inc.   (signed by WhiteSmoke Inc)

Product:
InstallShield

Description:
InstallScript Setup Launcher

Version:
16.0.328

MD5:
cc72c154c1e34e479b6d25bced19a493

SHA-1:
45a61c3aee98741e515e9cd66038d70f789a5920

SHA-256:
d1f474eddeb042852dc319dff50b2e564e2e5557607b6514aa6e2c6323948ca1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 11:54:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WhiteSmoke.AcressoSoftware.Installer (M)
16.1.4.7

File size:
788.8 KB (807,744 bytes)

Product version:
16.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2009 Acresso Software Inc. and/or InstallShield Co. Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
InstallShield Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\installshield installation information\{1adb7bf5-f8eb-4f76-98fd-65a7ffbeaece}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WhiteSmoke Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/9/2008 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/8/2011 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WhiteSmoke Inc, OU=R&D, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WhiteSmoke Inc, L=New York, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4261300AF5254B751250B0CDBDA6CE61

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/10/2009 1:24:16 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:+e+mDm3UTDFu9mbK8Q50i+FMoKc0PCZhtKa8/fV2DxmYPDd6jBCGvVpRKluaDfC0:+PmDk4bKf4MoJwxkLdoF3qWnQ

Entry address:
0x3D474

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 48, 85, 46, 00, 68, 98, F0, 43, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 24, 73, 46, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 88, DB, 47, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 84, DB, 47, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 80, DB, 47, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 7C, DB, 47, 00, 6A, 01, E8, A3, 37, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 28, 15, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.6496

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
406 KB (415,744 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Whitesmoke Translator

Display version:
1.00.1032

Uninstall string:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{1ADB7BF5-F8EB-4F76-98FD-65A7FFBEAECE}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly


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