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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:
cf9d69a606e35ab0061ac17c07d6fc89

SHA-1:
bfd5b6243124a82a9facb88fc33cda75ebaa233d

SHA-256:
1b40ceffcdb05675559ecc19f8fe410bd951c8c5734fd74887148c3d3c2e57ae

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 1:47:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.17.23

File size:
1.1 MB (1,103,488 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):
12288:nAN4JwwB4/lMn8wre3nOBd99+0CmoSzj8b2JSuF6gAH+kxmunh97+liubi94:AN4JC/lM8+Bd99TWZ6ID77r94

Entry address:
0xCD890

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, D0, 37, 40, 00, E8, 2D, F1, FF, FF, 81, C6, FF, FF, 00, 00, 81, E6, 00, 00, FF, FF, 89, 73, 04, 6A, 04, 68, 00, 20, 00, 00, 56, 55, E8, 80, FD, FF, FF, 89, 03, 83, 3B, 00, 74, 23, 8B, D3, B8, E4, B5, 47, 00, E8, F5, FD, FF, FF, 84, C0, 75, 13, 68, 00, 80, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 8B, 03, 50, E8, 62, FD, FF, FF, 33, C0, 89, 03, 5D, 5F, 5E, 5B, C3, 90, 53, 56, 57, 55, 83, C4, EC, 89, 4C, 24, 04, 89, 14, 24, C7, 44, 24, 08, FF, FF, FF, FF, 33, D2, 89, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, E8, 8B, 04, 24, 03, C5...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
837.5 KB (857,600 bytes)

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