videoconvertersetup.exe

InstallCore Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application videoconvertersetup.exe by InstallCore 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.superbvideoconverter.com.
Publisher:
InstallCore Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ee08c95d58d049eb97e8487f63c6c769

SHA-1:
3895e1f134702443c0d1a7e20cb01f2de73c4fd7

SHA-256:
f5c6ffede422d47b6cfa454e7d72063fc58cc40b01692a15755578c414ae53f2

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 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:
4/23/2024 11:28:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
160518-2

AVG
Adware InstallCore.GG
2015.0.4568

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.69, Adware.InstallCore.43
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.8822061
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.R potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.C.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.8822061
5.15.96

Norman
Trojan.Generic.8822061
19.05.2016 05:17:13

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer (M)
16.5.20.9

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
48908

File size:
1013.3 KB (1,037,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/21/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/20/2013 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=InstallCore Ltd., OU=Support, O=InstallCore Ltd., STREET=Nisim Aloni 21, L=Tel Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=62919, C=IL

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

Serial number:
0088971791FBF6CE4920268CDF6A0A825F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Qq5QQQmRo1qwIuKNLk2qcie07yc5ES3HJ9NJfcTqGZ:N5qmRo1XkA2qcieAyq3HTcTqG

Entry address:
0xC1B48

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, ED, A6, 4F, 00, E8, 21, EE, FF, FF, C9, 35, B1, A6, B7, 3C, CF, 2E, 6C, DD, A6, 82, 9D, F7, E8, D2, 73, 40, 8C, 94, 2F, 77, 5D, C3, 8D, 33, B9, 0C, D8, 43, 1E, F8, F3, C5, 5C, 64, CF, 6D, 91, C8, 0E, 94, 3D, 23, C7, 10, 1B, 91, B5, F2, 8B, E1, 39, 9F, B5, AA, FB, E6, BB, B1, 2E, 0D, 97, AF, 89, F0, 7D, C3, AD, B6, EB, 10, 84, A7, B2, 68, A9, 2C, 9A, F9, 14, 1C, 85, 5E, 83, BA, 1F, 89, 63, 1B, 83, 6D, 22, D3, 6E, 55, 43, 2E, D0, 55, 92, 3B, F0, 3F, 51, 7C, 65, 0B, 3B, 0C, 8A, 9B...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
787 KB (805,888 bytes)

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

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