frontierlaunchpadsetup.exe

Frontier Launchpad

Frontier Developments Plc

The application frontierlaunchpadsetup.exe, “Frontier Launchpad 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. 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 www.frontierstore.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Frontier Developments plc   (signed by Frontier Developments Plc)

Product:
Frontier Launchpad

Description:
Frontier Launchpad Setup

MD5:
3c7828352fd70acfba9417879b4ed3ef

SHA-1:
d0b79fa90e5713844d20da6b261544dc594ff707

SHA-256:
027e4a32e3bcbbb9ba66fa311a12ec740dbd548d13222de45220ce4ade9c4a19

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 9:39:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (L)
16.11.30.16

File size:
91.1 MB (95,492,144 bytes)

Product version:
0.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/24/2014 11:18:55 AM

Valid to:
6/24/2017 11:18:55 AM

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:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
1572864:KcJ+FkMcg2c2SgCnGd5/9oZuXbd+YWQPBxV6JlEIGIa7I+hHynC3tkE+:PJCxg/SgXLV7XbdZWQnV6JXGIa7I+hoD

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
8.0000

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file frontierlaunchpadsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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

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

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