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windows_live_movie_maker_16.4.3522_downloader.exe

Generic

Apponic

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application windows_live_movie_maker_16.4.3522_downloader.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Apponic has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 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:
Internet   (signed by Apponic)

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

MD5:
dc1efd6dc5fc80f962ba70fcec098969

SHA-1:
015c2961734377fc2572e9fea7d2355c69525f22

SHA-256:
36a3fc53c180ffafa308121f0649b465d048162b7d23719122605c1c0faabd8b

Scanner detections:
9 / 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.

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:
4/19/2024 9:04:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.226
7.11.212.246

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3154

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.151
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WX potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DB
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_netbeans_ide_6.9.1_downloader.exe (PUP)
2015.7.4.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1915118

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Apponic
15.3.31.1

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.11

File size:
715.4 KB (732,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows_live_movie_maker_16.4.3522_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apponic

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/15/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Apponic, OU=IT, O=Apponic, L=Shanghai, S=Shanghai, C=CN

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

Serial number:
67DDF7235C960EAA54E2CFA8F79EC5F7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6CUGPPkNhb14300PHgXdTqZSEZxAmjwmJ3bYkW/055GyMBocpbnL5VhGZh1svh:6CUbhb14k0axqZ5PAmdlYkZWx1V0Zwvh

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8513

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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