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shareaza_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application shareaza_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 9 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.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8d224dcdf00212f3a16137f23e7f8045

SHA-1:
41d73339c2282bb01dcb16be0976d6b7f74e7bc4

SHA-256:
4c6ab5b039a9ef5d04570a51abbeec998a3164dd12a64c55b21eb934943fd44a

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/24/2024 9:47:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.Y
7.11.197.26

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.24
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.188.14395

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.O
14.12.21.22

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
806.7 KB (826,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/29/2014 9:06:41 AM

Valid to:
9/30/2015 9:06:41 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, C=DE

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

Serial number:
1121E718DC758D9F04A17EF678927582DA13

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):
24576:YJxPmkn+IJcJyJ7Qlatzj9daA8OUg9y78U8mTZaQ:YvPnn+IJcJ6cMtzh1Kb7xgQ

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8593

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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