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Downloadcentral ApS

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer.exe by Downloadcentral ApS has been detected as adware 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloadcentral.dk.
Publisher:
Downloadcentral ApS  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b6a7cd5d5027f45a9ee5c62d20c70fea

SHA-1:
22ecaddf53440194e192321ec6eaab0dcc2aada7

SHA-256:
47c994fc5974568542ef1a2d5c64be8d95ec2b0f582335487c4ff46079ae50b6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:56:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.7.2

File size:
1.1 MB (1,104,000 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloadcentral ApS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/10/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/11/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Downloadcentral ApS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Downloadcentral ApS, L=Odense, S=Odense, C=DK

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:
3E0CD42145109655AB37716301DF2ABC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wpyXUHrbzFFHRUZfbDGnuiZa05gsMXvG+B/q1In1vK:O5L/FFHixiZg4K/

Entry address:
0xCD250

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, CC, 4D, 40, 00, E8, C9, E2, FF, FF, FF, 25, 64, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 60, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, F0, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, EC, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, E8, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 5C, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 58, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 00, 22, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, FC, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, F8, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 54, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 50, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, 4C, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, 53, 83, C4, BC, BB, 0A, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
837.5 KB (857,600 bytes)

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

http://www.downloadcentral.dk/?action=load&id=378

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