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setup.exe

Program

AVSoftware

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application setup.exe, “Program Setup ” by AVSoftware has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Program Web   (signed by AVSoftware)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

MD5:
fe3bd9f5d6f01db4abf431bd933f006b

SHA-1:
8705b8661b69fa3400a57444e57120381c1ed755

SHA-256:
e820a84df936ef48bb93c198db8f44c844a832d1a700d4b0ab74e846e94a75be

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 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:
5/18/2024 7:03:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.IU
8.3.2.2

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.2948

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7383

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.642
9.0.1.0295

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ADE potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12443

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.211.17605

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.10.22.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.AVSoftware.Installer (M)
15.10.22.15

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
44714

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.122840
2.0.0.2464

File size:
915.3 KB (937,248 bytes)

Product version:
2.2

Copyright:
Application

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:
AVSoftware

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/19/2015 11:56:38 AM

Valid to:
3/19/2016 11:56:38 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware, O=AVSoftware, L=Sofia, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112124448F1FA45FB449861B311C88593985

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AspmGLpHQK+2bjuZyaTI6gXvPFUO1LihEqT6i4+bFeEWhKQB030L0qVcvf7x38jz:Aam+pwKFbCZyBtMjhAhB03WVfr

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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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 URL.

http://apostilaparaoconcurso.com/apostila-opcao/.../setup.exe

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