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Installer Internet

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The application setup.exe, “Installer Internet Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from mmtrkms.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Generic

Product:
Installer Internet

Description:
Installer Internet Setup

Version:
1.3.3.7

MD5:
00f5a56be9c0e035478362d94f837698

SHA-1:
840727e6807d348defbdae979b43740f32864059

SHA-256:
120e27fe95113308397ada2537b42206a31161c9ae6e47b47598fb0b41e5bd00

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 3:23:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12352

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/11/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.10.11.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.11.7

File size:
508.8 KB (521,042 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

Copyright:
Installer Prog

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CDAG8QroMcP4Az6yraXlNlKhC2Iqjzva6WXd55yGMB:CDAhimfz6yYsItq

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:
7.9235

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 3 URLs.

http://mmtrkms.com/mt/.../&subid1=ZW

http://az804428.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

http://az804735.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

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