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9 clues - the secret of serpent.exe

Web generic

Exent Technologies Ltd.

The application 9 clues - the secret of serpent.exe, “Web generic Setup ” by Exent Technologies has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Exent Technologies Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web generic

Description:
Web generic Setup

MD5:
e8235a91429380cb8acb48c0959a35ed

SHA-1:
1293c9db3a8d954d685e87935c3d3f96c8011031

SHA-256:
9f7b6ada69c106700c73dd8340f5ebf88b9c70d02e08d1c8db70b07f32b0569a

Scanner detections:
1 / 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.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 11:07:18 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)
17.3.7.11

File size:
724.7 KB (742,104 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\9 clues - the secret of serpent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Exent Technologies Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/4/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/5/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Exent Technologies Ltd., OU=IT, O=Exent Technologies Ltd., L=Petach Tikva, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
4682D777E39325BE9FB51EB2E27D5E37

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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:
7.8760

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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