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whitesmokeinstaller_9147.exe

InstallCore© Installer

WhiteSmoke Inc

The application whitesmokeinstaller_9147.exe, “InstallCore© Installer” by WhiteSmoke Inc has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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 ©  (signed by WhiteSmoke Inc)

Product:
InstallCore© Installer

Description:
InstallCore© Installer

Version:
1.0.0.8

MD5:
8086d3d667956bead86c4a16718698d1

SHA-1:
c1ae48e595d67b16e88e99f2ac6b1ebf8c7fc830

SHA-256:
5f4b499ae4ea9a6986011d723d2c9653c631318acf6a29cd0c0c85ab5b4d9d4f

Scanner detections:
5 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:36:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
10116

Dr.Web
Adware.WhiteSmoke.36
9.0.1.0241

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore (variant)
9.6464

Quick Heal
(Suspicious) - DNAScan
8.15.11.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WhiteSmoke.InstallCoreC.Installer (M)
15.8.29.6

File size:
444.8 KB (455,504 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_9147.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WhiteSmoke Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/28/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WhiteSmoke Inc, OU=R&D, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WhiteSmoke Inc, L=New York, S=New York, C=US

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:
64048D72F9FFEF12A43FC4F4CEA580E3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mzSmXRVP6q+xwmuTaTseZeIGj23e/iY9pkwY3tMMe3:mFB56q+xwmueTsrBiY9SD3tMMe3

Entry address:
0xFA920

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 49, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, F6, FF, C7, 87, 10, 17, 0B, 00, 62, E2, CC, 72, 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:
7.8556

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

Code size:
408 KB (417,792 bytes)

The file whitesmokeinstaller_9147.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.whitesmoke.com/.../WhiteSmokeInstaller_9147.exe

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