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vuupc_setup.exe

ClickMeIn Limited

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vuupc_setup.exe by ClickMeIn Limited has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. 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.vuupc.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5a548c1e542c86e0a9cee0f4dc8202ea

SHA-1:
3a3901c5981cdd977917358b1dfb795764b0c470

SHA-256:
c5edfb187f772d7972f058139b6d518cb805e5b672a888e315fcd72a0c196b99

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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".

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:
4/16/2024 4:08:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.128.254

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.110
9.0.1.0245

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AZ (variant)
8.9377

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.11046

McAfee
Artemis!5A548C1E542C
5600.7019

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.165.247.01

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
14.09.02.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickMeInLimited.L
14.9.2.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.14B78831!347572273
23.00.65.14831

Sophos
Install Core ClickMeIn Limited
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0102
7.2.245

File size:
1.1 MB (1,174,112 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/12/2012 1:00:00 AM

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

Subject:
CN=ClickMeIn Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ClickMeIn Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0181B78FA98E62B38390017BFFA25E8C

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:/h3cyREZ+eEfpso79/I2KoRKp8spCoRtktd0SUGgjb:/hMyRq+TfD9/IrVrpBkbUG

Entry address:
0xD8740

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 50, E0, 41, 00, E8, EE, F2, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
877.5 KB (898,560 bytes)

The file vuupc_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.vuupc.com/.../download.php

http://www.download-servers.com/.../VuuPC_setup.exe

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