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winscp.exe

Innova Group

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application winscp.exe by Innova Group has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Innova Group  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c86e9329f97dc4968c016fb2e2eac1e3

SHA-1:
f43e1aabc264f57f88555dc2d75334b21e926a34

SHA-256:
a81b4f4de0ea160c64439d35002e13036f5dc9a245f7965805ab4bff703a3b0a

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:35:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.148.22

AVG
Generic5
2015.0.3482

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM
18233

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.0127

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9768

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCore
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.05.07.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovaGroup.G
14.5.7.9

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28954

File size:
644.5 KB (659,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\winscp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innova Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/13/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/14/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innova Group, O=Innova Group, STREET="Via Chiamue, 17", L=Tolmezzo, S=UD, PostalCode=33028, C=IT

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009C9607E856349C7C4CB98E5661EAD1AE

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:gQFagpVFdJZjRI8kw+EwJ4m3T8hLRTzyMd+bzJARwLJt93nwBGE3Fss/fvfS/ZXd:gQFNZZjYD4mAhtIJAROlE3DqN

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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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Entropy:
7.8397

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?version=0303142&domain=winscp&name=WinSCP&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmZyLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZnIvc2Nybi8yOTAwMC8yOTY3Ni93aW5zY3AtNy5wbmc=&url=aHR0cDovL2Rvd25sb2FkLndpbnNjcC5uZXQvZG93bmxvYWQvZmlsZXMvMjAxMTA4MDUwNTU2YWNlMmYxMzc4Y2QwYjIxYmJiODg1YWQ3MDBlM2E1NmMvd2luc2NwNDM0c2V0dXAuZXhl&os=&lang=fr_FR&desc=TGUgdHJhbnNmZXJ0IGRlIGZpY2hpZXJzIHPDqWN1cmlzw6kgZXQgY29udml2aWFs

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