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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 10 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:
f1700f1023beec45d1121209464bfda7

SHA-1:
ad742edd6539925e4698517070473c71a3e88c28

SHA-256:
185add5ce611410fda49ccd9fd4632fede93a58ca5f557f8684d9a40638ff52e

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:31:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3330

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QH (variant)
8.10514

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

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.6986

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.T
14.10.5.13

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
33624

File size:
697.1 KB (713,872 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:
4/2/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 6:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nXfFaleodQ2dYUat2C2nyK3Js0rh3MD12FvSdJr3NypX6XYoOzwuoMp3W:nvF4eoZYGrGDQewpKXY1RoM1W

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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