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speedfan.exe

FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application speedfan.exe by FITDownloader has been detected as adware by 9 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 d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3d0551cffa1dcc429514a8e37e441b95

SHA-1:
dba2f77a59fc7fa3075af625e0524fdd1c3cdb98

SHA-256:
af24b0af8f02419474efa19fa26ff55b19ac84db3daf9d997e986c15ce5ecee3

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/16/2024 10:20:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3374

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.464
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OX potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13139

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.08.22.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FITDownloader.I
14.8.22.6

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10405

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
733.4 KB (751,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FITDownloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2015 12:59:59 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:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DY0vpZZt8xVjOe+crHK4vX7+Yw/oD5fqNKS0jkCwnxXXXgtSkH+vwU8IwrKugkJ/:DRvLZt2jz+cj5e/otfqNK5jWxXXXgEXC

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:
7.8760

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file speedfan.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?ins=jaleco&version=070814&domain=speedfan&name=SpeedFan&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi8xNTAwMC8xNTA3MS9zcGVlZGZhbi0wMS0zMngzMi5wbmc=&url=aHR0cDovL3NwZWVkZmFuLnNvZnRvbmljLml0L2Rvd25sb2Fk&os=&lang=en_US&desc=TW9uaXRvciBldmVyeSBhc3BlY3Qgb2YgeW91ciBjb21wdXRlcg==&loc=US&gs=0

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/download.php?ins=jaleco&version=070814&domain=speedfan&name=SpeedFan&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi8xNTAwMC8xNTA3MS9zcGVlZGZhbi0wMS0zMngzMi5wbmc=&url=aHR0cDovL3NwZWVkZmFuLnNvZnRvbmljLml0L2Rvd25sb2Fk&os=&lang=en_US&desc=TW9uaXRvciBldmVyeSBhc3BlY3Qgb2YgeW91ciBjb21wdXRlcg==

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