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ClickMeIn Limited

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup.exe by ClickMeIn Limited has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.anyprotect.com.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cffcfdd6ed3d3a89bc412c2e1840cfae

SHA-1:
54d937bb0ed98be81c071d635dd0592b35d08369

SHA-256:
29ab823de4f9297523f1f561a3fd5b95fbb49466c87e559ec7bbc20b8816cd6a

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
4/18/2024 5:30:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.182.78

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LA
2014.0.4040

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-dbe1ec51
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.10.30.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickMeInLimited.F
14.10.29.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.141028

Sophos
AnyProtect
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1972

File size:
574.9 KB (588,672 bytes)

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:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/12/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/3/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0181B78FA98E62B38390017BFFA25E8C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ivpkkp9b15IwqNNWXtym1K+Wn2aG5SL5ibvZp680YM1ai+MKHxE8II/PjFzf7:ivS2F15Vqt0KOaTL5ibvZEZYoai+MKHF

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.anyprotect.com/dl.php?sct=NONC&data=88d0a99440c7644d51ee8fee93441b5d&anyprotect_id=1&r=ap_100_nc&pr=s&prm=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