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Install Fall

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Install Fall has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion 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 cdn.goodinstallszone.com.
Publisher:
Web Application   (signed by Install Fall)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
1.7.4.5

MD5:
f2b985f3db46f28d099b1b17aae4c2fe

SHA-1:
c2a38612b7b7a6cd38fd80029d3df29441a7cbcd

SHA-256:
08dcd9a5f20f9e36222f105bb26616ea6eeea5f8b6550f85cc981980e433ae73

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/18/2024 6:41:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160208

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZN potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
16.2.25

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Adknowledge.Installer (M)
16.2.8.9

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
40828

File size:
678.3 KB (694,544 bytes)

Product version:
4.7

Copyright:
Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Fall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/6/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2016 4:59:59 PM

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

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

Serial number:
0083B4E0983693C2A446B5467ACFC57E11

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:N9UpqCASMuCb31+QZ3ijLkoJkLcaC02dvDBeumfwPQIbzstdVPSbzz3fL/XgcQZ4:N9UsCASMu61+Qpmb6cX0k9bP70Pez3zz

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:
7.8871

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://cdn.goodinstallszone.com/c?x=htPYyKjgNl9K6Vyh9DpbO52b1zJLCmN8jrl5M7P w28=&c= rfIfiU1RXM/.../g9wziyRxWlCSqsj8si2ZQhtVY&downloadAs=setup.exe

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