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spyhunter.exe

Internext Media SRL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application spyhunter.exe by Internext Media SRL has been detected as adware by 14 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 fast.findmysoft.com.
Publisher:
Internext Media SRL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d2284356e46c6ad63ca7715f091b0662

SHA-1:
0f43f325b1ef0a35f4e1f9f6b0496b3237705f1a

SHA-256:
2eb1a575166c575cb7f52a16003fe83057b5f8d5c33ab692c3cf0eb296818397

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/26/2024 4:21:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.142.214

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140901

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3426

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18090

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0182

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JC
8.9668

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of wintoflash_0.8.0009-Beta_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.2.1

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.07.01.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InternextMediaSRL.J
14.8.8.0

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28196

File size:
659.8 KB (675,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Internext Media SRL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/27/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Internext Media SRL, O=Internext Media SRL, STREET="Strapungere Silvestru, Nr 7", STREET="Bl i5, Sc D, Et 1, Ap 5", L=Iasi, S=Iasi, PostalCode=700001, C=RO

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

Serial number:
00CD31BC18E234A29961D512BA4E625D44

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HAyvpfnHq+NRkqR+RqgHvpRdEzWmLLuLAkyUyaAGY5OKCy5Z5DePzqh545+aXh5d:gyv5KAeqR+RqSHdEzJmfJixOKCy5Z5DI

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.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://fast.findmysoft.com/dl/.../spyhunter_4.9.12.4023_setup.exe

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