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freecorder_setup.exe

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The application freecorder_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.applian.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
1.3.7.2

MD5:
db1845ab9f6a653acfe5ec65b2b9bae6

SHA-1:
1078c8b4863ba0d36844cd4b23e23a9cec4d7047

SHA-256:
ec3af2923a8a8fdfedf5d3cbb108fab16f27f3484bc2ff5c73daa1ff4421ac9a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 6:34:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OptimumInstaller.Bundler (M)
16.7.30.6

File size:
304 KB (311,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.7.2

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/29/2014 2:15:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:aWXsKM+QWK1qGgeortgp3VZwa1YCyAIjG:Ul+bKd8rOp3VnyAIj

Entry address:
0xEF0B

Entry point:
45, 69, F2, 91, 73, 3D, 47, 30, CE, 69, D0, FB, 51, A2, 5C, 89, ED, 11, F2, 85, F9, 8B, F7, 0F, AF, E8, C6, C6, 17, 03, C7, F6, C0, 10, 31, D5, 88, E1, BE, FF, DC, 5C, 27, 85, C7, 84, D9, F6, C0, 52, 84, F8, 84, EA, 84, FA, F6, C0, EE, 31, FE, E8, 12, 00, 00, 00, 87, F8, 05, 8A, E5, A6, 3A, FF, CA, 12, C0, 41, 81, FD, 28, 95, 00, 00, 8D, 15, 74, 65, 18, FC, 85, CB, 8D, 15, BE, C1, C1, 22, EB, 07, 84, EC, 0D, 68, 5F, 23, EC, 33, D8, 73, 03, 4E, 0C, E6, 5B, 87, D1, 85, EE, C6, C4, 82, 39, F0, 8A, CC, 69, FB...
 
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Entropy:
6.9506

Code size:
159.5 KB (163,328 bytes)

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

http://secure.applian.com/.../freecorder-td.php?vendor=AD&src=VidToMP3

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