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VideoConverterSetup.exe

The application VideoConverterSetup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.videoconvertertool.net and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
8558e58cd25441616dcca6e3f2c9a285

SHA-1:
35a7a521d3e3589c08275b4b5fe879352d1a3ddf

SHA-256:
0ba6da0c0cce92dfecc593889a8de82ab53c10d64da811717b670e985209bfb1

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:51:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.138.84

avast!
Win32:InstallCore-HG [PUP]
2014.9-140410

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0100

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BL
8.9574

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
4/10/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.2.2.29

McAfee
Artemis!8558E58CD254
5600.7165

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.10401

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.10.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.14408

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05LS13
7.2.100

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0OJ613
10.465.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
27622

File size:
656.6 KB (672,328 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:n3rMJfslXY99pbVugDNnBdKqIP+M/OQaukaaf+xmCT3T+qsxY0iOXhtG0R5b59d:n3rMJfsZQ9pb8WKqKWQgxfgDT+lxYNOF

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:
7.7575

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file VideoConverterSetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.videoconvertertool.net/d/sh/.../?dl=1

http://www.videoconvertertool.net/d/se/.../?dl=1

http://www.videoconvertertool.net/d/se/.../?dl=1

http://www.videoconvertertool.net/d/sc/.../?dl=1

http://www.videoconvertertool.net/d/.../dsnr/?dl=1&/d/.../=&sr=dsnr&SourceId=355&CreativeId=16157450&LineItemId=4969618&PublisherId=234401&SectionId=162394762

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-93-51-130.eu-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.93.51.130:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-189-255.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.189.255:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-182-77.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.182.77:80)

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