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microsoft_encarta.exe

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Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application microsoft_encarta.exe, “Program Setup ” by Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management 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:
Software   (signed by Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
1.6.4.4

MD5:
301af281ef30fdfd9c83b971a115ded2

SHA-1:
eb7b35fe6538f079362ca9ae9168ebaf19505ecd

SHA-256:
f158e243be1bc75db63c4122bf92c4c4fa40ee2deb901fe4ba82c2f67e0c4801

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:
11/24/2024 3:46:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.21.14

File size:
725.8 KB (743,264 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.3

Copyright:
App

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/20/2015 9:01:04 AM

Valid to:
1/21/2016 9:01:04 AM

Subject:
E=asaf@efraty-yozmot.com, CN=Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd, O=Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd, L=Petah Tikva, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121332DE738824398C87831905968C784DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 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...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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