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windows-movie-maker_setup.exe

Generic

Advertiso GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application windows-movie-maker_setup.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Advertiso GmbH has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Advertiso GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

MD5:
20ce171e77f0bdf178059212f62900da

SHA-1:
f39c20b0f346136f7476442a2e7d211f46364d7a

SHA-256:
34d39976ee8d22726f041c195890655b1f5b86309cbbd27e2e3e8a04181a92f5

Scanner detections:
12 / 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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 12:58:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallC.buzf
7.11.197.232

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3002

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DR
21505

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.53
9.0.1.0242

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.SX (variant)
9.10928

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ccleaner_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.8.30.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15342

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dnxjzz
0.30.8.659

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.AdvertisoGmbH.Installer (M)
15.7.27.13

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38552

File size:
781.8 KB (800,568 bytes)

Product version:
3.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows-movie-maker_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Advertiso GmbH

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/1/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Advertiso GmbH, OU=IT, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=GERMANY, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
392212E3D3FBF84738563488362FDE91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:aovuoW7audziAdnCZsPpnwQ6y9T54Tfidv:a0ukAdnCupnw8dOfiJ

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 windows-movie-maker_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://securecloudfiledownload1418630611.storage.googleapis.com/file2/73301/.../windows-movie-maker_setup.exe

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