elitedangerous-client-installer.exe

Elite Dangerous Launcher

Frontier Developments Plc

The application elitedangerous-client-installer.exe, “Elite Dangerous Launcher Setup ” by Frontier Developments Plc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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.frontierstore.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Frontier Developments   (signed by Frontier Developments Plc)

Product:
Elite Dangerous Launcher

Description:
Elite Dangerous Launcher Setup

Version:
0.4.2854.0

MD5:
06293099f443ca1e7614ac3043adcde8

SHA-1:
0529028d0102d5605a13f8682e81802d7387810e

SHA-256:
681ecf7ff94e2dd92deca5f216c7fb97c4ddf13cb639118de851740151f57b29

Scanner detections:
2 / 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 9:43:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (L)
16.11.30.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.FakeAV.bsj!1075358218
23.00.65.15629

File size:
108.6 MB (113,856,192 bytes)

Product version:
0.4.2854.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\elitedangerous-client-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/24/2014 4:18:55 PM

Valid to:
6/24/2017 4:18:55 PM

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:
7/9/2014 8:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
3145728:dJCx/l+U4b0vEwLaFZknULHs9FBiC54UzXlFo2W:ds/YR4v3uFanJ9mC54qXlFo2W

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
8.0000

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file elitedangerous-client-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

https://www.frontierstore.net/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://www.frontierstore.net/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://www.frontierstore.net/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://www.frontierstore.net/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://www.frontierstore.net/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

https://www.frontierstore.net/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

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