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InstallShield Setup.exe

Boost Software Inc

The application InstallShield Setup.exe, “This installer database contains the logic and data required to install DriverBoost.” by Boost Software Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.driverboost.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DriverBoost  (signed by Boost Software Inc)

Product:
DriverBoost

Description:
This installer database contains the logic and data required to install DriverBoost.

Version:
8.1

MD5:
c2db0b507c5381a8798e6c99d317fe69

SHA-1:
e5390e4eb53c947305f84efea2c5044efab084af

SHA-256:
4f30aa61f78acb53bbf3230faececa7fd7bd1fe0fe5e9613ae71d7531b6956a3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:11:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.T
14.4.14.3

File size:
1.9 MB (1,953,512 bytes)

Product version:
8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2009 DriverBoost

Original file name:
InstallShield Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installshield setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boost Software Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/21/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boost Software Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Boost Software Inc, L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

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:
7F6864EF9E0BF8DE63BCE3FFF21CA176

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2011 1:25:24 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Y9IEY/GOa95KXUdEbP6QXIkfR8/FVccw40G9SFl45mx11TAk16bQ6fk+Z36MXEA5:Y9I9bdokfmG40/agZTR6bzfaMXEAND0c

Entry address:
0x9826B

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 28, 01, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 85, C0, 74, 0D, 33, C9, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C1, 8D, 4C, 09, FF, 8B, C1, C3, 0F, B6, 00, 0F, B6, 09, 2B, C1, 74, 0D, 33, C9, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C1, 8D, 4C, 09, FF, 8B, C1, C3, 66, 8B, 06, 66, 3B, 01, 74, 35, 0F, B6, 11, 0F, B6, C0, 2B, C2, 74, 11, 33, D2, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C2, 8D, 54, 12, FF, 8B, C2, 85, C0, 75, 1C, 0F, B6, 46, 01, 0F, B6, 49, 01, 2B, C1, 74, 10, 33, C9, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C1, 8D, 4C, 09, FF, 8B, C1, C3, 33, C0, C3, 8B, 06, 3B, 01, 74, 6F, 0F, B6, 11, 0F, B6, C0...
 
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Entropy:
7.1334

Code size:
905.5 KB (927,232 bytes)

The file InstallShield Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.driverboost.com/.../download.php

http://cdn.driverboost.com/DriverBoostPro-Setup.exe

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