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Setup.exe

Generic App

Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The file Setup.exe, “Generic App Setup ” by Top Balance (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 15 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. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Installer Application   (signed by Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Generic App

Description:
Generic App Setup

Version:
1.1.3.6

MD5:
a6f5895357daa115b85d379607ea84ee

SHA-1:
f0433ac028cd7790296cc3185070530cbcac70ee

SHA-256:
4d42fccd30c980c60b9b0caf03595232c65a2995c1dbd606e191a05d7bea1535

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
5/1/2024 4:42:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.05.11

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.480
7.11.217.176

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150510

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3113

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.15510

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DJL
22069

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.152
9.0.1.0130

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.XX potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11605

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_javaruntimeenvironmentsetup.exe (Adware)
2015.8.8.5

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.203.15861

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dqvwrd
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewMedia.Installer
15.5.10.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
39486

File size:
759.4 KB (777,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.6

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/11/2015 11:54:46 AM

Valid to:
2/12/2016 11:54:46 AM

Subject:
CN=Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Top Balance (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112195E753935A102CF246567B961877F414

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):
12288:237Go45TpApNOQKOIdUDE1/jIBDzg5bSaWzEjrLWgYzUUHGYydcyAN1wYSTWqUV2:237pMbQKZ1L6CM4agYXHGTdcr1wYSTRR

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8828

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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