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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 10 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.download-servers.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
ClickMeIn Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ca3edb923f1e762d820ea3d3830e88d5

SHA-1:
9800952b209efee295bec604333c896c615c2bd4

SHA-256:
1d2f0a35da40150a04a2a989d4b226888ac6ef5204a6125f5de8f4e6722d9e4a

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/20/2024 4:08:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clod9be.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.122
9.0.1.0160

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BL
8.9190

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

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10623

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.06.09.02

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.165.247.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClickMeInLimited.L
14.6.9.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.14607

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047H0AI213
7.2.160

File size:
578 KB (591,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClickMeIn Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/12/2012 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/3/2015 3:59:59 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 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UiGyMJfsYsNbsfRPjoBUJ0OIwMvFCKAM/o19/K6c3bBHchmF+tzM:7GyMJfsJNb2RPvJ0OITF/vKDcrBHcjM

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:
7.8135

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file vuupc_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.download-servers.com/.../download.php?r=1

http://www.vuupc.com/.../download.php?&r=1

http://www.vuupc.com/.../download.php?r=1

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