setup.exe

Volonet Ltd

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 Volonet 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 installCore installer.
Publisher:
Volonet Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
416f8611922d01aef97d9005bc0f72f8

SHA-1:
79cce541fb98d49743b269c2192d7e9c296c99f8

SHA-256:
d9bd3ba52460e46c277c6be8fc4f6baf1a7e6557c03484bcaa20cbec3803cd14

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.

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:
4/24/2024 8:10:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.12.21.14

File size:
1.1 MB (1,178,712 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\low\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/10/2012 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/25/2013 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Volonet Ltd, O=Volonet Ltd, STREET=hazfira 19, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=67778, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D9EB879A7F4ADB713BB56F5D9EA449DA

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xD8340

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, A8, 49, 40, 00, E8, BD, DB, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
877.5 KB (898,560 bytes)

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