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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.
Publisher:
Downloadcentral ApS  (signed and verified)

MD5:
194f3ec6f46d4cdcbb958b256021fdf7

SHA-1:
4f42704c9da685949143f2128cc9a419a3ef5041

SHA-256:
cc9e4a07d0246990eea63d028c8f7ed5f9219bf376b696b14ffd2dc1f04cca8f

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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 5:20:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore
17.2.23.8

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

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)

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