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absetup.exe

Ahnenblatt

Dirk Boettcher

The application absetup.exe, “Ahnenblatt Setup ” by Dirk Boettcher 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ahnenblatt.com.
Publisher:
Dirk Böttcher   (signed by Dirk Boettcher)

Product:
Ahnenblatt

Description:
Ahnenblatt Setup

Version:
Version 2.97.2.1

MD5:
5f9fcb56bc392b7689fdcb1703ff18e4

SHA-1:
88ec0cafc1ef3acc83086b58076303e58368a51a

SHA-256:
016ae2dd0100090a0db920fefaa078126a94b565b4910f23fd4f111911d705d1

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:
1/14/2025 9:47:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.12.23

File size:
6.8 MB (7,164,912 bytes)

Product version:
2.97.2.1

Copyright:
1992 - 2017 Dirk Böttcher

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Dirk Boettcher

Authority:
Unizeto Technologies S.A.

Valid from:
2/2/2016 7:27:06 AM

Valid to:
2/1/2018 7:27:06 AM

Subject:
E=dirk.boettcher@ahnenblatt.de, CN=Dirk Boettcher, OU=none, O=Dirk Boettcher, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Certum Code Signing CA SHA2, OU=Certum Certification Authority, O=Unizeto Technologies S.A., C=PL

Serial number:
0A2A26D3D057CA8FFE4A89CF992712E5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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)

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

http://www.ahnenblatt.com/.../absetup.exe

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