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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 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.anyprotect.com.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fac0f7521d119dd3ef251f994899bddd

SHA-1:
94a7b34dbd120a4599b4b03744b6801635cf32f7

SHA-256:
7ba4f0757a25abffa81ffe2b2182b67d9ad6cbef0f73f70e652dce75e3ab96ba

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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 4:42:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.169.242

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LA
2014.0.4015

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.08.29.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickMeInLimited.F
14.8.29.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14827

Sophos
AnyProtect
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1905

File size:
574.9 KB (588,672 bytes)

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:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WvpkIcvPnlbBGy5PFmO1RKozwrqcmA1iKjR282xCTJ:WvSIcv9YU1k6c1iKa4d

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8321

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.anyprotect.com/dl.php?sct=NONC&data=ba7df5a0d3c876fc1e68969b07739a33&anyprotect_id=1&r=ap_100_nc&pr=s&prm=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