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spyhunter-installer.exe

NextInteractive

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application spyhunter-installer.exe by NextInteractive has been detected as adware by 5 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 www.01net.com.
Publisher:
NextInteractive  (signed and verified)

MD5:
45a916840c17b114ccd9b519107b09c7

SHA-1:
4caeb473c35a70ad6134eca7d25e6cec28ed184e

SHA-256:
864507c89ceaa252e51e6157964368913f9b26467b8d6c9d4c13424c189cdb83

Scanner detections:
5 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:38:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3334

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.10.02.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NextInteractive.T
14.11.1.11

File size:
681.5 KB (697,848 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\spyhunter-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
NextInteractive

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/31/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/1/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=NextInteractive, O=NextInteractive, STREET=12 rue d'Oradour sur Glane, L=Paris, S=IDF, PostalCode=75015, C=FR

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

Serial number:
009E4B52117DDD6C7EDC11E30C62E32B31

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:dOvpAyCLoCVezqpVL5PAjv9fxmFh44AEZ4o4eCD+EMSI3h8:dOvC/LjVsQ5l3YS74ts7x8

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file spyhunter-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.01net.com/.../telecharger.php?id=104801

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