» demo_softxpand_dark.exe
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Analysis
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demo_softxpand_dark.exe

Demo IC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application demo_softxpand_dark.exe by Demo IC has been detected as adware 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 installCore installer.

File name:

Publisher:

Demo IC (signed and verified)

MD5:

98d67ff9020e8cef8ce487a53f37657a

SHA-1:

fddcb03cb5293aa1055ed9f9dac0153c5fbdc177

SHA-256:

87c03ae826aee346c1493abe3d0070691a6b373a17b9434b65c0bf66f76d51df

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

11/5/2024 2:27:53 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore (M)

16.11.10.1

File size:

743.9 KB (761,784 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\demo_softxpand_dark.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Demo IC

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

2/19/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

2/20/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Demo IC, O=Demo IC, STREET=28 Lilinblum St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Tel-Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

0852572DBF6F9C3F6C48623AC5FC3F8A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:BeFavxWZLiCDsaZhPFrYbrm/Euu3w0hDP1mW4eDr/BQ6YakzT4/gGwTUc:BeFK4g/et47Au2eDLm6J2lGwj

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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Entropy:

7.8190

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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