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AMD Quick Stream

AppEx Networks Corporation

The application abc.exe, “AMD Quick Stream Installer ” by AppEx Networks 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:
AppEx Networks   (signed by AppEx Networks Corporation)

Product:
AMD Quick Stream

Description:
AMD Quick Stream Installer

Version:
4.0.2.0

MD5:
2e53766ba5ca16f7304689ff5f63be0a

SHA-1:
4039511e9b4fd4aa919bf29bd1c988957912f5d9

SHA-256:
a116bc6928bde9b0f04bf8db132782b532579d8b94843ff3bb270dec1a5abaed

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:
11/24/2024 7:06:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.3.4

File size:
8.4 MB (8,847,304 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.0.0

Copyright:
AppEx Networks

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\amd\amd-catalyst-15.7.1-without-dotnet45-win8.1-32bit\packages\apps\appex\appex\abc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AppEx Networks Corporation

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/15/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/14/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AppEx Networks Corporation, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AppEx Networks Corporation, L=Cupertino, S=California, C=US

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:
574E1DB50D0816C7B5A63DF8EA964B14

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:Qw4Xt38oIyohipYJYOq3ORSncpJZpAk4bE9ORHl:w6tipMY93O8ncpJZ2zE6F

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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