» spybot-search-destroy.exe
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spybot-search-destroy.exe

My Program

FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application spybot-search-destroy.exe, “My Program Setup ” 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Spybot - Search & Destroy but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

Publisher:

FITDownloader (signed and verified)

Product:

My Program

Description:

My Program Setup

MD5:

a39a778287063f1e7f2fa1c44da42b56

SHA-1:

345a968746a0758453f018871a9e72889ef2fa53

SHA-256:

abc3b3ce1d941ec5f81ba05b5829e22b087e1e9eb25d247218729a33b78acd13

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 '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:

4/17/2024 11:32:13 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3382

Dr.Web

Adware.InstallCore.464

9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.OX potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of adblock-plus.exe (Adware)

2014.10.31.16

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13043

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.FITDownloader.V

14.8.14.21

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.InstallCore/Variant

10421

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

32186

File size:

733.6 KB (751,168 bytes)

Product version:

1.5

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\spybot-search-destroy.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

FITDownloader

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

4/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/28/2015 4:59:59 PM

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 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:GSavp7nV7GlQ6m0JNCffDer7THFpQnV2zx5rdnitmBPkhou2X0YQZ2Zx3bQm:GSavVnVCx9JN3fjFiszx5rxjGeaYQQZP

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:

7.8848

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file spybot-search-destroy.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?version=220714&domain=spybot-search-destroy&name=SpyBot Search & Destroy&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3QuaXQuc2Z0Y2RuLm5ldC9pdC9zY3JuLzIwMDAwLzIwNDQzL3NweWJvdC1zZWFyY2gtZGVzdHJveS01LnBuZw==&ss=http://screenshot.it.sftcdn.net/it/scrn/20000/.../spybot-search-destroy-12.jpg?key=api&url=aHR0cDovL3NweWJvdC1kb3dubG9hZC5uZXQvc3B5Ym90c2QxNjIuZXhl&os=&lang=it_IT&desc=VW5vIGRlaSBwaSZ1Z3JhdmU7IG5vdGkgc29mdHdhcmUgYW50aSBtYWxhd2FyZQ==&loc=IT&gs=1

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