sonic.academy.how.to.make.techno.in.able.exe

Innovative Media Solutions

The application sonic.academy.how.to.make.techno.in.able.exe by Innovative Media Solutions has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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.download-provider.org.
Publisher:
Innovative Media Solutions  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c9f8abd152159109488d6851f71065e9

SHA-1:
c735197f4792864b73d6b0c8120896c40f2a287d

SHA-256:
fbc5459dcbadd38645c9c618611d7342a56f07994266a94eb46b5e8ebbfefcbd

Scanner detections:
6 / 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.

Analysis date:
7/3/2025 5:39:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-AWA [Adw]
160518-2

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.71125
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BR potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.71125
28.05.2016 15:32:18

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Innovati (M)
16.6.11.5

File size:
598.9 KB (613,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\sonic.academy.how.to.make.techno.in.able.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/28/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Media Solutions, O=Innovative Media Solutions, STREET="604, Tower A, New Trade Plaza, 6 On Ping Street", L=Hong Kong, S=Hong Kong, PostalCode=00852, C=HK

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

Serial number:
008999B0860A6DC61AA130342F5DD96B25

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:M6qJfsMxrcJhXpotIYch6xGAEOQjJgCgKvKdHJt44W1/+dh00hjL8jFtGVaFdZUF:M6qJfsYrcJh5FnAEtjV/KdHJO4W190hh

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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