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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 9 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from member.20dollars2surf.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
201f7e3dd4d12793d03bae20402e4537

SHA-1:
90ab2f3e511408110c29a318667d75a258fe86aa

SHA-256:
a2c52c2dbb9141e1d326a7e29e42322ba8d73343f3eac748e237dee6825e300c

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/26/2024 2:03:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.094

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.HZ
8.9618

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
4/4/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.04.04.07

McAfee
Artemis!201F7E3DD4D1
5600.7171

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickMeInLimited.F
14.4.4.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14402

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1220
7.2.94

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

File size:
563 KB (576,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/12/2012 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/3/2015 3:59:59 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 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FMJfsG6iEvBk+wZJyyxIkVqzM7RwT6XdFM/RDr2tRMTlm+H1eCT:FMJfs3tBkt3xNZVXdK/RD6taTlm+H1x

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://member.20dollars2surf.com/innosetup_17713836.exe

http://www.download-servers.com/.../dl.php?r=3_vu&rr=1

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