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ultimatecodecssetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ultimatecodecssetup.exe by PersonalCleaner has been detected as adware by 11 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.freeultimatecodecs.com.
Publisher:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1796718cfecfa5fb7f3063e18c3475d4

SHA-1:
03974d1138d723cc33864a660db6247af8ceb27a

SHA-256:
012b5d0146148cdebdee8b2036cd83a11261f65cfd53ade9b69b51b4c3258ca8

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/25/2024 11:53:16 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.QH.11
7.11.171.160

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3355

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QH (variant)
8.10398

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13333

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.09.10.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.T
14.9.10.22

Sophos
PUA.Install Core Click run software
5.05

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
32938

File size:
696.4 KB (713,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PersonalCleaner

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NaFaWTwWQNTrcLdyAIJeOuOplHLF975AMd91A4ZeLYWI9dGrwunfLouS1L1:NaFfxQNr+yAIvFpZe2Io8Hnj9S1L1

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 ultimatecodecssetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.freeultimatecodecs.com/ultimate-codecs/gb/.../?dl=1

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