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soundclouddownloader.exe

IronInstall

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application soundclouddownloader.exe by IronInstall has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com.
Publisher:
IronInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
09c5e7b88c97ea5f0bd79e05468d723d

SHA-1:
b9509819242bc707ae48cbd991b7fa8a4f118ff6

SHA-256:
37466f103fd626557cd0a477f0d03921d0457ff599f710fa8540f2c4237b959b

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

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:
4/20/2024 1:40:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.152.210

avast!
Win32:Installer-I [PUP]
2014.9-140731

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.CK
18424

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.101
9.0.1.0212

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BL
8.9888

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

McAfee
Artemis!09C5E7B88C97
5600.7052

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.10600

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.31.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.IronInstall.U
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.14729

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0531
7.2.212

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
29902

File size:
593.1 KB (607,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IronInstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/19/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/20/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IronInstall, O=IronInstall, STREET=63 Rothschild Blvd., 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:
2DC5BB8E9D823CD0C4F09AE859BBBEAC

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):
12288:LyMJfs6SMfwTszeLPS6nVKM+7keeq93IYWHWVZRizUoUoa92vFiu8hQHSUgPKY4V:LyMJfsauszSneoeV1i4L92dxYP/syO

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:
7.7220

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file soundclouddownloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/12/22/.../SoundCloudDownloader.exe

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