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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 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

Frontier Developments (signed by Frontier Developments Plc)

Product:

Elite Dangerous Launcher

Description:

Elite Dangerous Launcher Setup

Version:

0.4.4468.0

MD5:

5370d8f9ad3d6f3c99633d894c9e77c7

SHA-1:

5901b68706b500a589f26599e1ffa342d8b40d09

SHA-256:

524fbc1c5c5927454d6238a78406b608a5eb3d19c73eea47279c4d4e8ef0a1c7

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:

11/26/2024 9:32:29 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore (L)

16.11.30.16

File size:

122.4 MB (128,316,864 bytes)

Product version:

0.4.4468.0

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Frontier Developments Plc

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:rJCxS565Ii6HLKr0zys03mnNHKrhFdNCfGvGBE/MY:rs1V+dz/03mnNHKJsG0dY

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... 
[+]

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 9 URLs.

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

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

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

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

https://store.elitedangerous.com/downloadable/download/link/id/.../

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

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