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softros lan messenger.exe

WorldSetup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application softros lan messenger.exe by WorldSetup has been detected as adware by 12 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 www.freesoft4down.com.
Publisher:
WorldSetup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4d54aef93bcaab7fe347705fc8eb7084

SHA-1:
b5b077fd40991a92e7060e32dab8ca8ca912fe87

SHA-256:
47e7e9acca641796cb07eddf0fc274980e270027dc15a3a1a257546ce13e29fc

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
7/12/2025 5:26:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.140.10

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2016.0.2951

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.BA
18010

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0293

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
9.9610

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
15.10.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of telecharger hack facebook 2014.exe (Adware)
2015.10.20.5

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.WorldSetup (M)
15.8.23.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.151018

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
27814

File size:
633 KB (648,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\softros lan messenger.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WorldSetup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/3/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/4/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WorldSetup, O=WorldSetup, STREET=Lilienblum 28 St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
6EEF11096F7B5CDC42244636F32F2208

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:evpg1GCseTEZwnBUj7qBd0LIjsPOZxug0KNR2SA92g3XGlD27OHV4be:evm1rseTJweBTNZs0xAjZOHKb

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:
7.8255

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file softros lan messenger.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.freesoft4down.com/instaldwn.php

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