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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.pl.
Publisher:
Downloadcentral ApS  (signed and verified)

MD5:
869cb9f51001612b7cf016ec218b79b0

SHA-1:
968576e257dd6c84ae41d4bc8d662f4785185138

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:
12/27/2024 5:54:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Download (M)
16.5.30.22

File size:
1 MB (1,090,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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:/Dt01YcQ1lUmPM6eCP7Ti9haHvmD9dOOE5mw1iEg:7t0FOd/i9haHvmqfkw1

Entry address:
0xCB140

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, C4, 83, 40, 00, E8, 96, E4, FF, FF, 12, 2B, D0, 89, 53, 0C, 8B, D4, 8B, C3, E8, D0, FE, FF, FF, 84, C0, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 0C, B0, 01, EB, 08, 8B, 1B, 3B, FB, 75, 85, 33, C0, 59, 5A, 5D, 5F, 5E, 5B, C3, 90, 53, 56, 57, 8B, DA, 8B, F0, 81, FE, 00, 00, 10, 00, 7D, 07, BE, 00, 00, 10, 00, EB, 0C, 81, C6, FF, FF, 00, 00, 81, E6, 00, 00, FF, FF, 89, 73, 04, 6A, 01, 68, 00, 20, 00, 00, 56, 6A, 00, E8, F8, FD, FF, FF, 8B, F8, 89, 3B, 85, FF, 74, 23, 8B, D3, B8, E4, 95, 48, 00, E8, 6C...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
826 KB (845,824 bytes)

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

http://www.downloadcentral.pl/?action=load&id=3237

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