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deadzone_setup.exe

FreewareFiles.com

The application deadzone_setup.exe by FreewareFiles.com 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 www.freewarefiles.com.
Publisher:
FreewareFiles.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fa6953c9d7c322228f1db55a072bbfa1

SHA-1:
e3c1e062d6578b16495b0181328567aaedeb638a

SHA-256:
1e793d174c7a2c169d7cccaa70f356c7dc4ee11fe29a26243d0425f4d453de4b

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:
11/30/2024 10:43:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
16.10.1.0

File size:
617.5 KB (632,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\deadzone_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FreewareFiles.com

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FreewareFiles.com, O=FreewareFiles.com, STREET=2235 Estate Gate Drive, L=San Antonio, S=Texas, PostalCode=78260, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
798E756BF915B5F5044890EC887E7832

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pQFaPYrf9Hz+1WD/W3VA7xJZ0aOyhKIcgUKhuO+7XsFgwmcd3:pQFuYZHzO4/W3KtH0aObIcsEH1B43

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file deadzone_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.freewarefiles.com/.../download.php?programid=90580

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