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setup.exe

Click run software

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 Click run software has been detected as adware by 31 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 moozymusic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Click run software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
15f66a7abf468b29e360c01d3541274a

SHA-1:
fb769dbcb9a977772d392956c8153121ac43f39a

SHA-256:
3b457e07377c517efa8f09335180d58d61a9eef08fb0d0bbc2bf9a3ad4739ede

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/25/2024 4:29:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen6
7.11.152.150

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140602

AVG
MultiBundle.Y
2015.0.3455

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1462

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAutoA
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
W32.Adware.InstallCore-1
0.98/213

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.ClickRun.A
18405

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.43
9.0.1.0153

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore (variant)
8.9880

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/SPNR.0CIL12!tr
6/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.C.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!bhn
5600.7111

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.02.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Clickrunsoftware.F
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14531

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/InstallCore!Adware
37.0.10973

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0CIL12
7.2.153

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0CIL12
10.465.02

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Click run software
29858

File size:
1005.8 KB (1,029,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click run software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/19/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/20/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Click run software, O=Click run software, STREET=63 Rotshylid Shderot, L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A243E49C0DAF69F7C5ACF083EB184161

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/ORwmlLqjy715iWugP1o9XD8PGWywe5d+YbI+Yw/aCDmMTvxRwzqDTudbMbHi4xY:/ORwmlLqjy715iWugP1o9T8P+rjbI+Yw

Entry address:
0xC1B84

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, E3, 42, 40, 00, E8, 9E, E4, FF, FF, F7, B1, 22, DE, 99, C4, CD, 52, 5F, 73, 5D, 0D, EB, EE, 9A, 05, D7, DB, CE, C6, 33, 10, 6D, 7E, 3B, 3A, 2C, 1F, 7D, DB, EF, BE, 0B, 64, 43, 79, 75, 63, 31, 8C, AE, 0B, C5, 74, 0E, 7B, 92, 2C, 0E, A6, E1, F1, 85, AB, 90, 24, 74, F8, AB, 1D, A9, B2, 4E, 18, C7, 0D, 56, 90, 7F, 9D, F7, AB, 0B, DE, 3E, 84, 29, 65, F8, 80, 37, 7D, C1, 0A, 25, 2A, F6, 39, 5E, CD, EB, 62, DF, EC, A7, 90, 23, CE, EC, 56, 8C, EC, 6F, 83, 7D, 7B, 63, AB, 52, 82, D6, 88...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
787 KB (805,888 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://moozymusic.com/.../download.php?tid=303

http://moozymusic.com/.../download.php?tid=302

http://geo.downloads-center.com/geo/gd/downloads/VLC/.../setup.exe

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