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unikey_dsetup.exe

META., JSC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application unikey_dsetup.exe by META., JSC has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 files.downloadsmart.net.
Publisher:
META., JSC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0df39d1dfa56a28a426bc6951b8f9853

SHA-1:
689f0a6c38fd139a5d02b24128f193a14fb77f40

SHA-256:
42b898ff331d4d7e6931ee922b94d0106f9f0da1832f8ff2d5bea8f53f9457a7

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 4:09:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.125.70

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140521

Bkav FE
W32.Clod2fe.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.0141

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.DN (variant)
8.9291

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.05.21.01

McAfee
Artemis!0DF39D1DFA56
5600.7123

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.METAJSC.N
14.5.21.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14519

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1215
7.2.141

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

File size:
615.6 KB (630,408 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
META., JSC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/6/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/6/2016 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="META., JSC", O="META., JSC", STREET="B49, Duy Tan Street, Dich Vong Hau Ward, Cau Giay District", L=Hanoi, S=Hanoi, PostalCode=10000, C=VN

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

Serial number:
00D08397D094A2AC46809B3100D8A03A0A

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:cMJfsG4DX6KYsGhRXKzq7aA/pStvQ+sPtGtLxQtyky43vv9O0AVGJyc:cMJfsFlPzq7aOkv3sUatykx40w2

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7756

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file unikey_dsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.downloadsmart.net/i/0115/x6799/.../unikey_dsetup.exe

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