setup.exe

The application setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 download-instantly.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
29ac29f33d890eac98170a388b512d0f

SHA-1:
ec3b01ce528d05095967b951746dafeb2985b137

SHA-256:
6da66277300b7c3be05928f69821436b49585c61251e410654b9904878798520

Scanner detections:
24 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:06:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.146.118

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
2014.9-150402

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3151

Bkav FE
W32.DealPly.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt.Win32.InstallCore.D
18228

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.101, Adware.InstallCore.122
9.0.1.092

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CJ
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.7.15

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13358

Malwarebytes
v2015.04.02.09

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.173.2144.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcuoau
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.04.02.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.15331

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9959

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BCU14
7.2.92

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0BCU14
10.465.02

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Backdoor.Win32.Bifrose.fsi
28742

File size:
639.6 KB (654,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

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:cNyMJfsnZIjbmON6nQd2OUqPAA5jhForUrq+sjTvGd9T/ZOq4/LtG30AHQh6b:QyMJfsZpA6nc2bqP35jhFT0jTvGvTc/F

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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Entropy:
7.7429

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 4 URLs.

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