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horizon-setup.exe

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Daring Development Inc.

The application horizon-setup.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Daring Development 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 cdn.perkydownloadwindow.com.
Publisher:
Web   (signed by Daring Development Inc.)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

MD5:
fb3dc4d7c601d06bd3e22b9e1761cf49

SHA-1:
b16f7cfca854ee9692e9e9708d2a67d02254527b

SHA-256:
220a319d3601930518f57681734a0372ccc6eb5b6077fafaf208e41b632b9dd2

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:
12/25/2024 6:43:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RES (M)
16.12.1.18

File size:
807.3 KB (826,640 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
Soft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\horizon-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Daring Development Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/18/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/19/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Daring Development Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Daring Development Inc., L=Mamaroneck, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
459F52EE0DAEC49DD60050DD4433D2C7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DXTGUNYCeI+5O9owST/brCXmrvUgFnkKOSZV36ykS8ffwT2+pHTE1:DXT5NRLowJWvUgh9OY08NT4

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 horizon-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.perkydownloadwindow.com/c?x=ERqQrD0BjbljCkagLi8YEebrEs gjODj8Su8nBXBJmU=&c=1A0HVc5iYK89rEo2v/R1o3DOTAIwJBwqdBLRcoikYmx/OHdJaT6oRdRgr9xZvpcws0OXyv8gs2LceVquoWOMPBsNyL7mgxOaj6Gv7LIDUng/gxrxRB6fkZ37ao uvcaC7oskOioMVnsKYpAwUgT4rlcnJlhuGm3XUUyavu47Nmg=&downloadAs=Horizon-Setup.exe&fallback_url=https://www.horizonmb.com/client/.../latest.php

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