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steep_font_installer.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application steep_font_installer.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 17 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.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
946a0f044fa687245dc81da2c67ad848

SHA-1:
1f4acba3cf0e71ceb15f97c4f1bf1790cbab963d

SHA-256:
44ad9fdb1d689ed2bf9fe974d5d680284839295297bdc6b479cf0cde7c3fd9fa

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/28/2024 11:26:02 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.146.2

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3476

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14512

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Installcore.MXT
18186

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0132

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MJ (variant)
8.9735

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
5/12/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11913

McAfee
Artemis!946A0F044FA6
5600.7132

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.U
14.5.12.21

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0415
7.2.132

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba
28678

File size:
658.4 KB (674,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

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:FEBpkIl2Tj7bmDFg/Rd2BPov2vzXlAtdyiDSeorkMs8OQEYv0gBfEjR:FEBSIEbmDad+XXsdXDSXsDYv0gdg

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)

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