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mpc-hc.exe

FreewareFiles.com

The application mpc-hc.exe by FreewareFiles.com 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:
FreewareFiles.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a13662ce4b414592d429efa0dcfed79f

SHA-1:
edfbece61c767159c3adfd1640c062915092ead5

SHA-256:
f80f2759137c9511c68e85e873a1cb77631e42bda3cf78bbbedb13370b7fadd2

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:
11/30/2024 10:30:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
16.7.25.2

File size:
617.5 KB (632,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\old downloads\mpc-hc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FreewareFiles.com

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=FreewareFiles.com, O=FreewareFiles.com, STREET=2235 Estate Gate Drive, L=San Antonio, S=Texas, PostalCode=78260, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
798E756BF915B5F5044890EC887E7832

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dQFaPYrf9Hz+1WD/W3VA7xJZ0aOyhKIcgUKhuO+7XsFgwmcd3:dQFuYZHzO4/W3KtH0aObIcsEH1B43

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:
7.8084

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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