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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:
93660849fd015239dd0c76d87c53895d

SHA-1:
838781ebe8e6806ab6630eaa2ff3c046adc8b277

SHA-256:
dbd9cdf615c315b1bb3f497e87c9e276d66fb5180207f2b9b4b3d44e4ae0de15

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:
12/26/2024 1:03:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.12.29.16

File size:
1 MB (1,081,984 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:
0xC97B0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 38, 99, 40, 00, E8, EC, FB, FF, FF, 05, 3B, 73, 08, 75, F5, 3B, 73, 08, 75, 57, 3B, 7B, 0C, 0F, 8E, 96, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 8B, D7, 2B, 53, 0C, 8B, 43, 08, 03, 43, 0C, E8, DB, FC, FF, FF, 83, 7C, 24, 04, 00, 74, 33, 8D, 4C, 24, 0C, 8D, 54, 24, 04, 8B, C5, E8, 5D, FB, FF, FF, 83, 7C, 24, 0C, 00, 75, B1, 8D, 4C, 24, 0C, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 8B, 44, 24, 04, E8, 25, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 04, 24, 33, D2, 89, 10, E9, 90, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 8B, D7, 8B, C6, E8, 94, FC, FF, FF, 83...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
818 KB (837,632 bytes)

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