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soundengine.exe

FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application soundengine.exe by FITDownloader has been detected as adware by 15 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 inndl.com.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9e30293ef4a1302f2956a5fd4a662868

SHA-1:
21a14cd15e9e7dd976881098a4d740ba10079635

SHA-256:
b9b73434870850069bc5e3a209eab3cd365c1faeb987206d34205dc493d82a2b

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/8/2024 5:01:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCo.zkr
8.3.1.6

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LO
2014.0.4311

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OX potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6c5f2e7b
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15929

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.05.16.12

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgosv
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Installer.FITDownloader
15.5.15.20

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
39486

File size:
642.7 KB (658,088 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FITDownloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FITDownloader, O=FITDownloader, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
5E0816C139E8D20E76830D3D9638C4FE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:owwvp7rDzf3ioATpJX2r2btTA6i6XLLabXzzRzuuf0mz8KISJvwDenCvKrIu:owwvtrf3PEpJX2CbtdOXzXf0mgK7vOny

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:
7.8597

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://inndl.com/download.php?version=1405&domain=soundengine&name=SoundEngine Free&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLnNvZnRvbmljLmpwL2pwL3Njcm4vNjkwMDAvNjkyNTQvc291bmRlbmdpbmUtZnJlZS05LnBuZw==&ss=http://screenshots.softonic.jp/jp/scrn/69000/69254/.../q OBquWLleS9nOOBqOixiuWvjOOBp S9v OBhOOChOOBmeOBhOOCqOODleOCp OCr OCv ODvOOBjOeJueW tA==&gclid=1

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