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AnyProtect

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 AnyProtect has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 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 cpadominator.com.
Publisher:
AnyProtect  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4652654372664d9ecb47b0e600825de6

SHA-1:
c613eb7037c5ab0e58d4abc219ff250ea374573e

SHA-256:
3d61bcd0505c6c1668cddad1c2e0b5b0ab17b3a29f6845ff22b09d374c35ee8b

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/23/2024 10:47:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Injected
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.195.56

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LA
2014.0.4189

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected.F trojan
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-dbe1ec51
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Injected
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.187.14319

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.F
14.12.13.13

Sophos
PUA 'AnyProtect'
5.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.3

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.2005

File size:
574.4 KB (588,144 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:
AnyProtect

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/8/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/9/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AnyProtect, O=AnyProtect, STREET=30 Lilenblum st., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513309, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008047CC3D3878D4B7B7A5A0A69BF18E1F

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:hvpkWu/j4FcKf3c8n1PpqYubbw29Gut4OGyiiMOJxJChPgFlUC:hvSWu/wvbAYubc29oOGyBMO5ChPS

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:
7.8280

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://cpadominator.com/.../index.php?g=mplayeradc&src=ADC&kw=175884&lp=4

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