installer_java_english.exe

Free Software LLC

The application installer_java_english.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadv.freesoftstore.com.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f8607dcf5405a869e14a94483ddc913f

SHA-1:
4fedac37cb17e6677e3096508ab087726c2ce588

SHA-256:
dfcd6d7bda8d993bbdf0c61ae844dd9e668f1d9a52890facc1c96e3414428407

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.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 4:49:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.FreeSoftware (M)
16.2.20.13

File size:
5.2 MB (5,501,912 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\installer_java_english.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 3:08:01 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 4:23:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2014 2:25:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:gs70+WoIwRGPRvqzT9guuhrwBkGQNGLqepQLRQaWjJd6nniSv++WQ5QSj7m6rZb9:g0k9

Entry address:
0x1C0BB

Entry point:
E8, B7, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 10, D5, 43, 00, E8, 6F, 41, 00, 00, E8, 60, 37, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 4A, 9D, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 48, 68, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
5.8495

Code size:
192.5 KB (197,120 bytes)

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