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camstudio_setup.exe

Direction Software Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application camstudio_setup.exe by Direction Software has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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 download.download-camstudio.com.
Publisher:
Direction Software Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2f1f8087185d527b3a6d909c313e17a0

SHA-1:
6ff2adae920a665c22b268355e2aabd9bb39e4be

SHA-256:
fd50e74615663726476a9ca5d8cfebc07699b3cd42611b366d1e43291a0f067d

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 4:46:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.149.242

AVG
Trojan horse Ransomer.DBB
2014.0.3950

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAM
18280

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0135

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9806

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12095

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.05.15.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DirectionSoftware.P
14.5.15.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14513

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
29252

File size:
668.9 KB (684,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Direction Software Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/24/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/25/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Direction Software Ltd., O=Direction Software Ltd., STREET=145-157 St. Joseph Street, L=London, S=London, PostalCode=FC1V 4PW, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
516B26955AE765AF0F8A215D337B47BA

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Vvpgha0fy5/ifxZKwmtUu/ZewTKrp6I+wp15jEII8avI+tUAuQ6h6G+5Nl:Vvmhat50R5uRRKrr+wlj/IzJtN6M/r

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:
7.8336

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://download.download-camstudio.com/cid/30425274.1396185583/download/download-camstudio.com/.../CamStudio_Setup.exe

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