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client-installer.exe

Elite Dangerous Launcher

Frontier Developments Plc

The application client-installer.exe, “Elite Dangerous Launcher Setup ” by Frontier Developments Plc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

Frontier Developments (signed by Frontier Developments Plc)

Product:

Elite Dangerous Launcher

Description:

Elite Dangerous Launcher Setup

Version:

0.4.1844.0

MD5:

36eac78df4d26e29365c9bf6a33ab9f1

SHA-1:

27c7e06277f80ae7476b8f0684d0444cd69c2ec1

SHA-256:

ed391bf38e5d952c496f65ba978d61857c69c820da80adc794a61f7865caa461

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:

11/26/2024 9:37:06 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore (L)

16.11.30.16

File size:

12.7 MB (13,352,264 bytes)

Product version:

0.4.1844.0

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\client-installer.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Frontier Developments Plc

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

6/24/2014 5:18:55 PM

Valid to:

6/24/2017 5:18:55 PM

Subject:

E=purchasing@frontier.co.uk, CN=Frontier Developments Plc, O=Frontier Developments Plc, L=Cambridge, C=GB

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

11219BB25BBD8DDDACA8B34865E9183DD223

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/9/2014 9:58:13 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

196608:zjcxvhFpzRbps+xYB3OsUtcBb72ZsD9uDhgxAw+1W9dvIefqsgbpu7xCU2f31rbB:zCvrpRpilOFZap+sh1fkMxqfFrbqe

Entry address:

0x113BC

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file client-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 26 URLs.

https://store.elitedangerous.com/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/usd/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/usd/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/eur/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/usd/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/frontier-platform-downloads/clients/.../Client-Installer.exe

https://store.elitedangerous.com/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.zaonce.net/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/eur/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/usd/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://store.elitedangerous.com/eur/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

http://hosting.zaonce.net/.../Client-Installer.exe

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