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symbolic_math_toolbox_5.2_downloader.exe

Apponic

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application symbolic_math_toolbox_5.2_downloader.exe by Apponic has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 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.apponic.com.
Publisher:
Apponic  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e97f81e32d11f050982dc97b39736134

SHA-1:
72ae10db442ca7505ed188d6dd94a2c44675300c

SHA-256:
6cad6ad1c90241ea699dcb97843789be1baf17f85a9634e447cab183b56f3070

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 9:23:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.201.74

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3229

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DO
20710

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.29713
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SO potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DB
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14645

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmfohu
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Apponic.d
15.1.14.10

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36504

File size:
746.3 KB (764,232 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\symbolic_math_toolbox_5.2_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apponic

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/14/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Apponic, OU=IT, O=Apponic, L=Shanghai, S=Shanghai, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
67DDF7235C960EAA54E2CFA8F79EC5F7

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:K1vp7UdJoruWkfYKlGR53e5HSuJuZL6NyOMRzTSRocoTkF8xIGSuNbcko:K1vWdKrafYX0BSGRyTzTSRQmMrN8

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:
7.8545

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file symbolic_math_toolbox_5.2_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.apponic.com/phome/download/.../

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