sothink dvd movie maker 3.6 3.6 by iwdownload.exe

ISfreemium

The file is a bundle distribution and utilizes the installCore download manager to distribute this potentially unwanted software. The application sothink dvd movie maker 3.6 3.6 by iwdownload.exe by ISfreemium has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.iwdownload.com.
Publisher:
ISfreemium  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0871118bb17aa8cfbec181e53007da02

SHA-1:
a496e4283e6a2e79b600c7d8493eb889c22ae368

SHA-256:
8a149a531066daee63c7ee4040a0e9b2ff6a491d9b1d56a64f16c3f17d192f6c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/26/2024 10:37:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ISfreemium (M)
16.1.21.8

File size:
661.7 KB (677,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\sothink dvd movie maker 3.6 3.6 by iwdownload.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/2/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/3/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ISfreemium, O=ISfreemium, STREET=63 Rothschild 63 BV, L=Tel-Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
009B517CAF08AA1A85822DB0CE5E9169FE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0kOyMJfsG1SeZMyXR4vn4EYyojdtBDO3+rv8qCywanSQ+TzNwYHoW7rsW19v:lOyMJfs6DZXXavn4E2jdf8+rYwStn6WT

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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Entropy:
7.7376

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file sothink dvd movie maker 3.6 3.6 by iwdownload.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.