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InstallCore© Installer

InstallCore ©

The application whitesmokeinstaller.exe, “InstallCore© Installer” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 19 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 get.whitesmoke.com.
Publisher:
InstallCore ©

Product:
InstallCore© Installer

Description:
InstallCore© Installer

Version:
1.0.0.8

MD5:
e9289dea86f4e9310e8e1042775556e3

SHA-1:
45707c48d4a5cd7a01fcc77fb3dd0fb48d32d006

SHA-256:
8582fccff8cb6f8e4be49191f795cd471ad4d7a8d5bedff28461f73b3bb4e993

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:29:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.WhiteSmoke
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.124.184

avast!
Win32:InstallCore-BA [PUP]
2014.9-151123

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.WhiteSmoke
4.0.3.151123

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17592

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader2.16728
9.0.1.0327

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore (variant)
9.9277

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/WhiteSmoke
11/23/2015

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

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.WhiteSmoke
t3scan.2.2.29

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.WhiteSmoke
14.0.0.1078

Malwarebytes
Adware.Agent
v2015.11.23.10

McAfee
Artemis!E9289DEA86F4
5600.6573

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallCore!1.9DE1
23.00.65.151121

Sophos
Install Core Installer
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBB01LS13
7.2.327

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.WhiteSmoke
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
WhiteSmoke (not malicious)
25314

ViRobot
Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.530256[UPX]
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
428.5 KB (438,784 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 9

Copyright:
five stars

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FLKLvCT8T0Rd+lPF3qkjaoPYkLY531ejMMc:FLib0+lPF3tjvJYxQjMMc

Entry address:
0xF6EE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 49, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, F6, FF, C7, 87, 10, 17, 0B, 00, 04, EC, 23, 11, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.8520

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
400 KB (409,600 bytes)

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

http://get.whitesmoke.com/.../WhiteSmokeInstaller.exe

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