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expressview_8_2_setup.exe

ExpressView 8

Cadsoft Corporation

The application expressview_8_2_setup.exe by Cadsoft 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 InstallShield Setup installer. This file is typically installed with the program ExpressView 8 by Cadsoft Corporation.
Publisher:
Cadsoft Corporation   (signed by Cadsoft Corporation)

Product:
ExpressView 8

Description:
Setup Launcher

Version:
8.2

MD5:
c16bc72c97f4044f30b3a593f14937bf

SHA-1:
5ceea31037025febcb6507c340854adc6e04e47c

SHA-256:
0d166e1ba7f47756f710352cd8b51ca69e4b716a2806cbdeb1ba507ba69551d2

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.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 12:23:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.CadsoftCorporation
15.2.14.11

File size:
252.9 MB (265,177,576 bytes)

Product version:
8.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2007 Macrovision Corporation

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
InstallShield Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\expressview_8_2_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cadsoft Corporation

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/28/2012 11:19:37 PM

Valid to:
3/29/2013 10:19:37 PM

Subject:
E=support@cadsoft.com, CN=Cadsoft Corporation, O=Cadsoft Corporation, L=Guelph, S=ON, C=CA

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

Serial number:
1121832E553260C195EFF0851543EA5F4BD4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/19/2007 4:03:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6291456:gGoR70vEzX5uM2pMJLZ6sPCW0fSNeUc5vkiFvLwdNJthzR8:6AvEIMe86sPGazMvFva98

Entry address:
0x2996C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, C8, 70, 43, 00, 68, 58, CB, 42, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 78, 61, 43, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 04, 56, 44, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 00, 56, 44, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, FC, 55, 44, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, F8, 55, 44, 00, 6A, 01, E8, 15, 1F, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, 30, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.9993

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
212 KB (217,088 bytes)

The file expressview_8_2_setup.exe has been discovered within the following program.

ExpressView 8  by Cadsoft Corporation
www.cadsoft.com
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