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Podid

Desktop Enhancement

The application hdvideoplayer.exe, “Podid Setup ” by Desktop Enhancement 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.nowbitstag.com.
Publisher:
Desktop Enhancement  (signed and verified)

Product:
Podid

Description:
Podid Setup

MD5:
c8be51a341c9c07776450007c94e7e0b

SHA-1:
fd58e2150945f902b8b4c55592126516a225fb9a

SHA-256:
40744be9fe55f583af286573d616a7e5facf12b9bc70ac15d7c837c371d55308

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:
12/26/2024 9:09:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
16.8.10.9

File size:
965.3 KB (988,456 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.2

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Desktop Enhancement

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
3/21/2016 8:39:38 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2017 8:39:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Desktop Enhancement, O=Desktop Enhancement, L=Las Vegas, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
39EA753EB91F6FBF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8kkOTHpm/M4uTZrHqvptYB33aKHUbxoImV/Bet13USx:8HyJmk5I2nBNImV/B4pU

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.nowbitstag.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