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The application adobe-after-effects-cs6.exe, “Software Setup ” 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, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Application

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
4.6.1.5

MD5:
74c1e4f6552110cd00762ce53733f606

SHA-1:
34216490f92711ef195eecb2e3af22428a721d15

SHA-256:
7fd2cc099b6995a3e2340685764be6fcd38928327c6bd840eb4eadfbcb28b3e8

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:
12/29/2024 5:53:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.11 (M)
16.2.29.2

File size:
970.7 KB (993,977 bytes)

Product version:
3.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe-after-effects-cs6.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GK7LL8dgpDliSzwwcOGmH8uO+qM9sAwRSK7:GaXmgCewwc1Hxbd7

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:
7.9250

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file adobe-after-effects-cs6.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.updatepackagetown.com/c?x=QZ4bbqWGSJhyXvaFRzCeBYtlCv2ZDlmSzUDJV9WFWkc=&c=g iMQ90KLN88V3GoNdmJyKDZE1RhG/DV/UwehWZMbunzIw8r6Z3Ty6cpUEp2eYJBwmPrMpErQiV8ENqd4N17D7i2NL9SOIe9VzayoYoU5licmY7K3TlYAQt/y5xqPJxXvP LV6p9n5BaQIBfa/8NJw==&downloadAs=adobe-after-effects-cs6.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1452616326/en/2/.../230973-1800622-adobe-after-effects-cs6.rar

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