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InstallCore© Installer

InstallCore ©

The application whitesmokeinstaller_9128.exe, “InstallCore© Installer” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. It 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:
67defb077c02e82b2feca3a3b52a65c1

SHA-1:
4d844b53579625534e6cc226c2483c06bb5a147d

SHA-256:
0f791a6c06fc5325ea997be388aa8e430968b9100109ee046d78c483eb9d5013

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/26/2024 5:04:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.HDC
2013.07.16

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.90.166

avast!
Win32:InstallCore-BA [PUP]
2014.9-140502

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
16596

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader3.37078
9.0.1.0122

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore (variant)
8.8571

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.170.9020

McAfee
Artemis!67DEFB077C02
5600.7142

Norman
Suspicious_Gen2.RSSKH
11.20140502

Sophos
Install Core Installer
4.91

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R26CEB2
10.465.02

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
19618

ViRobot
Trojan.Win32.A.Agent.530256
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
970 KB (993,280 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_9128.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):
24576:z7bZPbG1YgH4/B+8gRPRylM0yeJ+axoCDX6JHp2qmjTnZMMxnq+mWb:z7w+MH8u0ganKJJOTZMMxm0

Entry address:
0xAB378

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, D0, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, DC, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, EC, 89, 45, E8, B8, 70, AF, 4A, 00, E8, 6D, C3, F5, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 0C, B7, 4A, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, A1, A8, 1C, 4B, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 7F, BC, FA, FF, B8, 24, B7, 4A, 00, E8, A9, 18, FB, FF, 40, 74, 2A, E8, E9, 9C, FD, FF, 8D, 55, E8, E8, E1, 64, FB, FF, 8B, 4D, E8, 8D, 45, EC, BA, 30, B7, 4A, 00, E8, B1, 9E, F5, FF, 8B, 45, EC, E8, 25, 62, F8, FF, E9, 01, 03, 00, 00, A1, 98, 1D, 4B, 00, 83, 38, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.9117

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
682.5 KB (698,880 bytes)

The file whitesmokeinstaller_9128.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.whitesmoke.com/.../WhiteSmokeInstaller_9128.exe

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