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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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.
Publisher:
Web Application   (signed by Install Fall)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
1.7.4.5

MD5:
ecb3be8ad486e84256ef1448b3564834

SHA-1:
ebc33bf926211336c3d70c307dbea7526374534d

SHA-256:
adea734279c48efa958976ca8badafc2e4268b6dc6cf9cf784dbede223d21d83

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/18/2024 9:36:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Adknowledge.Installer (M)
16.5.14.9

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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2016 3:59:59 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:t9UpqCASMuCb31+QZ3ijLkoJkLcaC02dvDBeumfwPQIbzstdVPSbzz3fL/XgcQZ4:t9UsCASMu61+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=Jk6/FmkyjnR9NSNgO13MU9dnGKBHoeYjhwJQjGyjF7U=&c=CgQYIkXqtksC2Dg6lw5hXN5BBWoHeVn1CoUvZL A U4pjcgLT34GMCW7cIHYMl3VawzhBpp/.../D5IuQXQ7pyTtc44hGLHgKeaE&downloadAs=setup.exe

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