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cpu-z_1.78-en.exe

CPUID CPU-Z

CPUID

The application cpu-z_1.78-en.exe, “CPUID CPU-Z Setup ” by CPUID 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.
Publisher:
CPUID  (signed and verified)

Product:
CPUID CPU-Z

Description:
CPUID CPU-Z Setup

MD5:
946988e89af6abc05a2ce5a2e39403d7

SHA-1:
89c5102f11ba4461c29f0de0a4c35b8f9ea3bf4a

SHA-256:
16c317e54952930dfc13da24d0044f4cac90d41866fb5812686a7109cd125f7c

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:
12/25/2024 5:40:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.3.15.4

File size:
1.6 MB (1,690,112 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cpu-z_1.78-en.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPUID

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/1/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2018 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CPUID, O=CPUID, L=DUNKERQUE, S=NORD, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2D8021D84F098E7ABDE199F818E211A4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9911

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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