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~hotfix-downloader.exe

FVD Downloader

Kuzma Safonov

The application ~hotfix-downloader.exe, “FVD Downloader Setup ” by Kuzma Safonov has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Kuzma Safonov  (signed and verified)

Product:
FVD Downloader

Description:
FVD Downloader Setup

MD5:
0dfc4b25ff79078951d282680ba28b38

SHA-1:
1fb3f3f3be0d91327a43aa202335c0de8e93313f

SHA-256:
7a5cd825f8be273b1fdccd5e351ab725b534a12c56b3673618819c7b7adcfaef

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 4:36:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.7.25.23

File size:
936.1 KB (958,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\~hotfix-downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kuzma Safonov

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/6/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/7/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Kuzma Safonov, O=Kuzma Safonov, STREET=Yunis-Abad 15-43-18, L=Tashkent, S=TO, PostalCode=700180, C=UZ

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3D3E9E49F69694F758C95CA1A2192AF2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 3:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UxGCPbxubF9uvbUZA+IMmUlexhKi3D9ccQ4fJ:ZCzxuh9AS4UYhKc1fJ

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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