setup.exe

Compiler Mill

The application setup.exe, “Choice Install ” by Compiler Mill has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from 735322.gosecureinstall.com.
Publisher:
Choice Install   (signed by Compiler Mill)

Product:
Choice Install

Description:
Choice Install

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
f420350e8b3e18dbece1415c11d0f850

SHA-1:
8e800b401c72bc19e016f9df33b171f407acf909

SHA-256:
559d47c611a696c4fedeca34693afba50703979255bdb61bf5f84c875ff4fe64

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.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 4:10:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Compiler.Installer (M)
16.8.9.13

File size:
392.9 KB (402,296 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Choice Install

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/28/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/29/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Compiler Mill, O=Compiler Mill, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=MO, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
00FDD0EEF32FA01EF0C093751264FB8242

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2015 1:00:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:KhwFom/dflxwtz34oWSMPuehwjptF3r0/pr7VBDkCwS:Khko0dtxcWSMPuehwnJre7VdkTS

Entry address:
0x2A031

Entry point:
E8, 0E, AC, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 8C, E4, 44, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, A0, E0, 44, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.4436

Code size:
306.5 KB (313,856 bytes)

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