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directx.exe

DirectX installer

Archive D

The application directx.exe by Archive D 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 file has been seen being downloaded from dl4.directx11.info.
Publisher:
(с)2015 Archive D Inc. All rights reserved  (signed by Archive D)

Product:
DirectX installer

Version:
3.0.0.108

MD5:
43d1bb7212d75889835abd1349647323

SHA-1:
3977d6d29140f832e98b365ad3a43fdc9f86cd61

SHA-256:
a1135209550d9a656fef0a23ffe093e2b0728b5f6a5b5e1d2cc97727aa81cea2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/18/2024 4:43:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ArchiveD.Installer (M)
16.2.2.9

File size:
5.6 MB (5,827,816 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.0

Copyright:
(с)2015 Archive D Inc. All rights reserved

Trademarks:
(с)2015 Archive D Inc. All rights reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Archive D

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/23/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/23/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Archive D, OU=IT, O=Archive D, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1DAF5C783B27CB2FDF45BB1EEFBFF755

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/21/2015 1:47:23 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:NC+gdOesPh/OwSHFZytbawi93iJHk4wgsp3O2nVILTQHaFhJhloJMR:Ntgoes5sJ93T4w53BnVIbhcMR

Entry address:
0x277C

Entry point:
EB, 10, 66, 62, 3A, 43, 2B, 2B, 48, 4F, 4F, 4B, 90, E9, AC, 00, 8A, 00, A1, 9F, 00, 8A, 00, C1, E0, 02, A3, A3, 00, 8A, 00, 52, 6A, 00, E8, D7, C5, 49, 00, 8B, D0, E8, CA, C1, 44, 00, 5A, E8, EC, C0, 44, 00, E8, 1B, C3, 44, 00, 6A, 00, E8, D4, 86, 45, 00, 59, 68, 48, 00, 8A, 00, 6A, 00, E8, B1, C5, 49, 00, A3, A7, 00, 8A, 00, 6A, 00, E9, E7, 74, 45, 00, E9, 06, 87, 45, 00, 33, C0, A0, 91, 00, 8A, 00, C3, A1, A7, 00, 8A, 00, C3, 60, BB, 00, 50, B0, BC, 53, 68, AD, 0B, 00, 00, C3, B9, F5, 00, 00, 00, 0B, C9...
 
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Code size:
4.6 MB (4,845,568 bytes)

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

http://dl4.directx11.info/directx.exe

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