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 setup and installation application 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.
Publisher:
Frontier Developments   (signed by Frontier Developments Plc)

Product:
Elite Dangerous Launcher

Description:
Elite Dangerous Launcher Setup

Version:
0.4.1765.0

MD5:
00424c800950c0eaf6795a2199e8094f

SHA-1:
3e60465523ebd5579280bf60ba4f7b3d9540e419

SHA-256:
58d836b49976f722c73ac23e0a26af2a67f99ef820988f2cf0d3432acf4b1191

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 9:40:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (L)
16.11.30.16

File size:
12.7 MB (13,352,112 bytes)

Product version:
0.4.1765.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/24/2014 9:18:55 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2017 9:18:55 AM

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 1:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:5CvrpRpilOFZap+sh1fkMxqf5zbruaa4x:5cRWOFZAhFkMkRSaa4x

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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Entropy:
7.9987

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 18 URLs.

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

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