super-mario-3--mario-forever-5.103-en-win-setup.exe

Media Ingea SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application super-mario-3--mario-forever-5.103-en-win-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL 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 downloads.uptodown.com.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ccef8a4dfd7256914dd8baddd7d1e040

SHA-1:
0d1741fb8560d60a9ab981612535053ca7d5e25e

SHA-256:
b9d1ebb66008f92cface124bf678f487dc1c0eee762ddd052bd06d4af3316549

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 '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:
4/19/2024 10:38:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.72
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AW potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.E
4.6.5.141

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MediaIng.Installer (M)
16.6.28.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
50350

File size:
1 MB (1,075,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\super-mario-3--mario-forever-5.103-en-win-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/2/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/2/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Media Ingea SL, O=Media Ingea SL, STREET="Pirandello 16, planta 2", L=Malaga, S=Malaga, PostalCode=29010, C=ES

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

Serial number:
009942C29EC7D5E8B0F679AE00F0495B95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rbH1NAHKXKxrAd0Q0Karusjj9Cy7EBjQ9J:HH0ed0Q0es1Cy7E1Q9

Entry address:
0xCA8D0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, EC, C1, 41, 00, E8, E1, E0, FF, FF, 64, 03, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, 00, 00, 90, 98, 10, 40, 00, 01, 08, 43, 61, 72, 64, 69, 6E, 61, 6C, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 90, B0, 10, 40, 00, 0A, 06, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, BC, 10, 40, 00, 0B, 0A, 57, 69, 64, 65, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, CC, 10, 40, 00, 0C, 07, 56, 61, 72, 69, 61, 6E, 74, 8D, 40, 00, 24, 11, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 24...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

The file super-mario-3--mario-forever-5.103-en-win-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.