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buildstub.exe

Thawte, Inc.

The application buildstub.exe by Thawte has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Thawte, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c37ac2dc0489a298a1c9419f7400bbac

SHA-1:
3965aa46b6b2c3d912b712c37df6e048fdc88d0a

SHA-256:
99fb612c1171b90fe4bd12f55c856613df7077d6bd6809bdfdd4566d361744d0

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
11/23/2024 10:47:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.6379

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ADB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.ESTM
16.2.23.18

File size:
2.9 MB (3,082,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Thawte, Inc.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/8/2010 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/8/2020 1:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=thawte Primary Root CA, OU="(c) 2006 thawte, Inc. - For authorized use only", OU=Certification Services Division, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
47974D7873A5BCAB0D2FB370192FCE5E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:VGzby0DTFmUX8eu6qyk4YzI/GpHSz28NKwX7/banCSeZyKatQBjuZVmsxcV5lvCO:kHy01mUX8euBqX28Nj/ban9eZv2QmwHd

Entry address:
0x379AC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 12, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 51, 53, 56, 57, A1, 20, D4, 6E, 00, C6, 00, 01, B8, 94, 78, 43, 00, E8, 1F, F2, FC, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, D2, 7F, 43, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B2, 01, A1, 54, 23, 41, 00, E8, F5, BD, FC, FF, A3, 8C, EF, 6E, 00, A1, 8C, EF, 6E, 00, 8B, 10, FF, 52, 44, B2, 2F, A1, 8C, EF, 6E, 00, E8, 16, DA, FD, FF, E8, 31, F3, FC, FF, 8B, D0, 8D, 45, EC, E8, 23, CD, FC, FF, 8B, 55, EC, A1, 8C, EF, 6E, 00, E8, 2A, D8, FD, FF, C6, 05, 90, EF, 6E, 00, 00, C6, 05, 91...
 
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Entropy:
7.6467

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
220.5 KB (225,792 bytes)

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