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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. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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 store.zaonce.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Frontier Developments   (signed by Frontier Developments Plc)

Product:
Elite Dangerous Launcher

Description:
Elite Dangerous Launcher Setup

Version:
0.3.1436.0

MD5:
808f8eebf038f7d517895ec7806a4629

SHA-1:
bdcd6e586c5800fa29559ea8d4edabb6ebd5c241

SHA-256:
0c0c739d76125e1870e72ab80e2113b587082b422b9f65de91e8969e8d40578e

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 9:52:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (L)
16.11.30.16

File size:
13.3 MB (13,964,264 bytes)

Product version:
0.3.1436.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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:
6/25/2014 12:18:55 AM

Valid to:
6/25/2017 12:18:55 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:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:IjcxvhFpzRbps+xYB3OsUtcBb72ZsD9uDhgxAw+1W9dvIefqsgbpu7xCU2f6frsc:ICvrpRpilOFZap+sh1fkMxqf6fQ2Alw/

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9998

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file client-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 16 URLs.

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

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

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

http://frontier.us2.list-manage1.com/.../click?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=45321f03b8&e=f7b3bf7219

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

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

http://frontier.us2.list-manage1.com/.../click?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=45321f03b8&e=12fe1c5fb6

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

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

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

http://frontier.us2.list-manage1.com/.../click?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=45321f03b8&e=35612c04a6

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

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

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

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

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

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