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wise_registry_cleaner_he.exe

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application wise_registry_cleaner_he.exe by Webcellence has been detected as adware by 20 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 api.downloadastro.com.
Publisher:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3e6e3839054aff326ed0b5703e81ca56

SHA-1:
6315ae2d6d1dde43b5603b9fcdc0929ac4525fb9

SHA-256:
6b4d14f3a88dc99bf30d7b702da60d3a750f50453be1a2a79c323b271ed21945

Scanner detections:
20 / 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 '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:
4/19/2024 8:07:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen7
8.3.1.6

AVG
Adware InstallCore.O
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1566

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KAT
22356

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Hupigon
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16151

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.06.06.09

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dcnben
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Webcellence
15.6.6.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15604

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
9830

Total Defense
Win32/InstallCore.A!generic
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.InstallCore
40878

File size:
665.5 KB (681,456 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/5/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/5/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=Moshav Ora, S=Israel, C=IL

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:
2742F1242826FB7F69B052B7F394DFED

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:gfyMJfsGWgRKsZprsYnHLih4YxcIx03QgvCbvIJmRpkDiDzhD/jrUS0L/eo:gfyMJfslgRKsZ8ThBpDNcD0lboSAeo

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8276

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://api.downloadastro.com/api/downloader/.../he?callback=jsonpCallbackDownload&_=1390849340

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