utorrent_3.4.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application utorrent_3.4.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 26 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 dld.oinst02.eu and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
300d0e302eb1550331f21ffd22209c90

SHA-1:
4f0268f033d83006ac1d13cff0823b15440ae397

SHA-256:
c1a930358cb9f508632e56c89b84ca6fb130edebb6ecb46d6a33b7879fe88bc2

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
5/1/2024 5:36:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.01.03

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.199.42

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150106

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3238

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1516

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-581
0.98/19765

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20577

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY (variant)
9.10958

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/6/2015

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

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1814525

Malwarebytes
v2015.01.06.07

McAfee
Artemis!300D0E302EB1
5600.6894

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfglmk
0.30.0.64448

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.L
15.1.6.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.170AD063!386584675
23.00.65.15104

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OLQ14
7.2.6

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OLQ14
10.465.06

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36330

File size:
688.1 KB (704,576 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\utorrent_3.4.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/11/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/12/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

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):
12288:WnvpS1w3sPVESMn/QLPNPjQ6XlsZwOcmxwaxIxVdWYRJJJkXu19TDbJ:WnvUq3sdW/qjQ6X5OlwaxInddLkunPb

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 utorrent_3.4.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://dld.oinst02.eu/installer/Files/216/87f/.../uTorrent_3.4.exe

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