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Setup.exe

InstallShield

Acresso Software Inc.

The executable Setup.exe has been detected as malware by 34 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallShield Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver For Windows 7 by Realtek. This virus which infects .exe files stops various security software and prevents some core Windows utilities from running. It also tries to download other files from a remote server, including other malware.
Publisher:
Acresso Software Inc.

Product:
InstallShield

Description:
Setup.exe

Version:
15.0.498

MD5:
ff485415b2d3589693dc9cd38bbb0b8e

SHA-1:
53c86303dfa70353a86a0b086c6c477ecad6d209

SHA-256:
2489ba21250aff3feaa7807c206754e0d1d1341966d3c9edd3c90121da5197d0

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 11:38:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
1023

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
14.04.18

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.144.52

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
2014.9-140418

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.3501

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.14418

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.540

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.Gen
18125

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.22
9.0.1.0108

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
8.14.04.18.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA
8.9694

F-Prot
W32/Sality.E.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-18-04_6

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.176.11806

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
14.0.0.3998

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.7157

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Sality.AT
1.10502

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.324

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140418

nProtect
Win32.Sality.3
14.04.18.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.04.18.10

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
4.14.12.00

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.10884

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.108

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.at
28352

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
461.4 KB (472,496 bytes)

Product version:
15.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2008 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\{8833ffb6-5b0c-4764-81aa-06dfeed9a476}\setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/9/2008 8:39:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6GWK9s2n1sDEMSUknwoD6AaeICSj7kEoed0PFn0wcccccccc/RLYUL2m1O:69ysUnKt7oUubHO

Entry address:
0x21EE4

Entry point:
03, EF, 25, AB, 32, 34, 41, 52, 8D, 0D, F0, D5, F8, 80, EB, 05, F3, 8B, C0, 85, D2, 72, 06, FE, C5, 14, 7D, B0, 69, 38, FD, 8B, FA, 86, E9, 8B, F7, F7, C0, F1, EF, DA, 5F, 8A, CF, 0F, B6, CD, 86, ED, EB, 02, 85, C8, 8D, 33, 85, D9, B1, 45, 80, ED, 21, FE, C1, 8D, 3E, FE, C1, 69, CD, B0, BC, 0B, 60, 84, FA, 8B, D7, 3A, CA, 28, C9, FE, CD, 52, 72, 0D, 85, C8, BF, DE, 72, F9, D2, 69, CE, 28, DD, 19, 0F, 58, 0F, B7, EF, 8A, CE, F3, 8D, 35, 2B, 25, FE, 07, 41, 89, CF, 03, D8, 46, EB, 06, F7, C2, 6A, 4B, 01, 12...
 
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Entropy:
6.7584

Code size:
288 KB (294,912 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Realtek Ethernet Controller Driver For Windows 7

Display publisher:
Realtek

Display version:
7.18.322.2010

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{8833FFB6-5B0C-4764-81AA-06DFEED9A476}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -removeonly


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