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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.
Publisher:
Frontier Developments   (signed by Frontier Developments Plc)

Product:
Elite Dangerous Launcher

Description:
Elite Dangerous Launcher Setup

Version:
0.4.2220.0

MD5:
51d10157abf2ecab723373c7ab4ba539

SHA-1:
5b5ea29cddbbe1ea192ff7930b2915eacaebbe7b

SHA-256:
f416b0668fb106cc177cf379b9fafdabdfadc861d8da79660d0875505f6ad8b9

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 11:24:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (L)
16.11.30.16

File size:
11.9 MB (12,442,952 bytes)

Product version:
0.4.2220.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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+1W9dvIefqsgbpu7xCU2f7rt3y:ZCvrpRpilOFZap+sh1fkMxqf71m

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 5 URLs.

https://store.elitedangerous.com/eur/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/.../

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

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