total-commander_setup.exe

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application total-commander_setup.exe by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 8 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 securecloudfiledownload1412665425.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
03e6209f2d66966dc737b07080e1148a

SHA-1:
ddbdf58348dd6826b459b3a35ea2fe0871773401

SHA-256:
c86ff74333059a65ba67420007a4a2b3b0bc1bbbf52f93c1156980c57ce5af95

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
5/17/2024 8:00:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.180.144

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3314

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28386
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.MZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AdvertisoGmbH.V
14.10.22.9

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

File size:
782.9 KB (801,720 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\total-commander_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/28/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/29/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, STREET=Kiebitzhof 1a, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, PostalCode=22089, C=DE

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

Serial number:
5E967C83796D144C896154F79240904C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xUviTpQeSco+ovmjV0SqNBB2cLPB+59s0GQyAPlkZWP:xgi0AoujV0SqNv2GPB+5+0ZPsq

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 total-commander_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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