» ksm_setup_1.0.1.7.exe
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ksm_setup_1.0.1.7.exe

Kingston SSD Manager

Kingston Digital Inc.

The application ksm_setup_1.0.1.7.exe, “Kingston SSD Manager Setup ” by Kingston Digital 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 program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

Kingston Digital, Inc (signed by Kingston Digital Inc.)

Product:

Kingston SSD Manager

Description:

Kingston SSD Manager Setup

MD5:

de6754fab65ea7d7392272f9ee8538ff

SHA-1:

449c79e0efc65ed80a4531160baac5ec914a6804

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:

1/6/2025 10:57:26 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)

17.1.17.6

File size:

63.1 MB (66,163,000 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.1.7

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Inno Setup

Common path:

C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\ksm_setup_1.0.1.7.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Kingston Digital Inc.

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

10/14/2016 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:

12/7/2018 7:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Kingston Digital Inc., OU=Engineering, O=Kingston Digital Inc., L=Fountain Valley, S=California, C=US, SERIALNUMBER=4404946, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.1=Fountain Valley, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Delaware, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US

Issuer:

CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:

053E70C38C85482EECC8C33F94C60E3A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9990

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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