» half_life_2-1.exe
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half_life_2-1.exe

Installer

Parsec Media S.L.

The application half_life_2-1.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Parsec Media S.L 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.

File name:

half_life_2-1.exe

Publisher:

Soft (signed by Parsec Media S.L.)

Product:

Installer

Description:

Installer Setup

Version:

5.8.5.8

MD5:

083375acb50579d5682a63d82da47941

SHA-1:

e8a3abf4b1945b9fad3e90c914670b5109514e3f

SHA-256:

25cb56de926242d588047d35fa8b589be496e38942a041e439077be7d54bf745

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:

11/30/2024 10:38:12 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore (M)

16.12.18.2

File size:

908.9 KB (930,712 bytes)

Product version:

5.4.5

Web Internet

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Inno Setup

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Parsec Media S.L.

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

3/10/2015 10:31:25 AM

Valid to:

3/10/2016 10:31:25 AM

Subject:

CN=Parsec Media S.L., O=Parsec Media S.L., S=BARCELONA, C=ES

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121E7B0B9AC6719810F13594D385E6107B1

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

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:

7.9379

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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