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fileopenersetup.exe

Generic Installer

Install Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application fileopenersetup.exe, “Generic Installer Setup ” by Install Apps (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 22 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:
Install Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Generic Installer

Description:
Generic Installer Setup

MD5:
285965aa240edad89e91d0dcfbe64ac0

SHA-1:
1e4f1b6def9db6eff8cd12a994b55a91df4a7cfc

SHA-256:
e5dd28617ffc11b62763530220fa777d15eb95731057c65c8f6533d385b66332

Scanner detections:
22 / 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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/28/2024 4:45:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2014.12.29

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCo.bem
7.11.197.26

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150916

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2985

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Installcore-676
0.98/20552

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.NMHL
20920

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.16
9.0.1.0259

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UQ potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.133003
11.2015-16-09_4

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_fileopenersetup.exe (Adware)
2015.11.18.2

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCo
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14496

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundler
v2015.09.16.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!5F2D86B09A99
5600.6641

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dlayen
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.New Media Holdings.Installer (M)
15.9.16.11

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
59

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
780.4 KB (799,120 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/12/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/13/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Install Apps (New Media Holdings Ltd.), STREET=28 Lilinblum St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1C41103D0A291A1717A8032AEB3D0F78

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oS+vplFccGqYs45c7x1TbNoRNU4jFFk0Xs6lXPF00VRuSlxaRMT3R11ITJ:onv37ei1H20yFCyXPVR9PzTDq

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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Entropy:
7.8756

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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