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esdpk-hlx5-photoplusse_downloader_setup-en-ser02.exe

Serif (Europe) Ltd

The application esdpk-hlx5-photoplusse_downloader_setup-en-ser02.exe by Serif (Europe) has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. 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 serifcdn.s3.amazonaws.com.
Publisher:
Serif (Europe) Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c10b6bf9f463ade724ebafe75a8c3ea3

SHA-1:
5d8f095050b638b6420f6a97fd70a85a771897bc

SHA-256:
b715d323a5d5fb331ed7dbba5a4a6de2e246b7100aa33208a4d5e4abeee95ede

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
11/5/2024 2:28:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.205.2

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AKP
20839

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.38104
9.0.1.076

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UE (variant)
9.11069

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
3/17/2015

McAfee
Artemis!C10B6BF9F463
5600.6823

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.ESTM
16.2.23.18

Sophos
Generic PUA FN
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0109
7.2.76

File size:
822.6 KB (842,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\esdpk-hlx5-photoplusse_downloader_setup-en-ser02.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Serif (Europe) Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/3/2014 12:59:48 AM

Valid to:
10/4/2015 12:59:48 AM

Subject:
CN=Serif (Europe) Ltd, O=Serif (Europe) Ltd, L=Nottingham, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11210DE9A58DD4D04853174897B6A870F771

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 8:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ldpE0Qzvs68KhY+s7nZ8lMS8uMdX/AaWaFKjWJ:lD+rs61w6gZB/AnKJ

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:
7.8636

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file esdpk-hlx5-photoplusse_downloader_setup-en-ser02.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://serifcdn.s3.amazonaws.com/.../ESDPK-HLX5-PhotoPlusSE_Downloader_Setup-EN-SER02.exe

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