» microsoft_publisher.exe
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Analysis
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microsoft_publisher.exe

Dap

LAM Proactive And Investments Ltd

The application microsoft_publisher.exe, “Dap Setup ” by LAM Proactive And Investments 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:

Gahibituk (signed by LAM Proactive And Investments Ltd)

Product:

Dap

Description:

Dap Setup

MD5:

b73aa5ee2490d6a8763e7465c78d15e3

SHA-1:

46ab6f95c735f79fdb5dfaf5a53d7a373dbe9bdc

SHA-256:

ccb23a32324e12aeae08216cd0a8f122ca7f5617b6fc9f8d1972adf6a05d2a3b

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:

12/23/2024 10:12:20 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore (M)

17.3.15.22

File size:

1 MB (1,049,792 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.3

Program web

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Inno Setup

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft_publisher.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

LAM Proactive And Investments Ltd

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

5/10/2016 4:04:53 PM

Valid to:

5/11/2017 4:04:53 PM

Subject:

CN=LAM Proactive And Investments Ltd, O=LAM Proactive And Investments Ltd, L=Herzliya, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

112169523491FA6C7A30991E1A2D83769865

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:

0xAA98

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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