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Nitepe

LAM Proactive And Investments Ltd

The file microsoft_publisher.exe, “Nitepe 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.
Publisher:
LAM Proactive And Investments Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Nitepe

Description:
Nitepe Setup

MD5:
19eb72e8454c1d06d90fb14efe419852

SHA-1:
4de2e88d499f231b955c28feecd00bd0997202df

SHA-256:
126912a0fc9325bac9d0340f76fc5972e91aa0e2ee54db222e183c8389c99859

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:
11/23/2024 2:58:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.15.9

File size:
1.1 MB (1,179,024 bytes)

Product version:
2.5

Copyright:
App internet

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\microsoft_publisher.exe.2oxzccu.partial

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LAM Proactive And Investments Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
8/17/2016 4:17:01 AM

Valid to:
8/18/2017 4:17:01 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G3, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
73CF7C9535C901AED579B1BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9726

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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