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Install Fall

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The file Setup.exe, “Choice Install ” by Install Fall has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Choice Install   (signed by Install Fall)

Product:
Choice Install

Description:
Choice Install

Version:
3.5.9.2

MD5:
75b9279a2d444978c45445be253d3a2a

SHA-1:
6790c202269c57c0827ab902e99ca390130c8753

SHA-256:
2485fbe53bec3b6d75613e17b5f1c243e2f7f5a2b4bc733e2bbd5a894f5192ae

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
7/2/2025 5:20:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
16.11.21.13

File size:
392.9 KB (402,280 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.9.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Choice Install

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Fall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/6/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/7/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Fall, O=Install Fall, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=MO, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
0083B4E0983693C2A446B5467ACFC57E11

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/3/2015 11:00:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:m69FsCb0e0jbvmm7Hev74O0uJhUzAFvg7Rr7Ct/kTX:m6DsY0jbOz74O0uJhU0J+7Q/kr

Entry address:
0x29FB1

Entry point:
E8, 0E, AC, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 8C, E4, 44, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, A0, E0, 44, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.4382

Code size:
306 KB (313,344 bytes)

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