whitesmokesetup-v1.3.exe

WhiteSmoke Inc

The application whitesmokesetup-v1.3.exe by WhiteSmoke Inc has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. 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:
WhiteSmoke Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b722359766da87080abf51815939a9e6

SHA-1:
4019ca6c9cc433a1a651f47dd6d2efe0615ef3e7

SHA-256:
270e341710da0f07388898cadf3ba53bb508aa312d9d60b68b71b2a923634f0f

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:46:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:WhiteSmoke-A [PUP]
2014.9-140420

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN
18020

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0110

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LG (variant)
8.9614

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WhiteSmoke.T
14.8.7.22

File size:
689 KB (705,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\whitesmokesetup-v1.3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/7/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/6/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WhiteSmoke Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WhiteSmoke Inc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, 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:
55439B87CB55E81147C072F06F4F77EF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e6nvpqJWCLhpDdBDZK3dkT03aqRCcms9E3Ha7saaQWXrkrUt3e0biK11yYcXoXOy:PnvGWCJlZT03FCcIHv7iU71AC

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file whitesmokesetup-v1.3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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