newyorktimes.exe

Installer

Program

The application newyorktimes.exe, “Installer Setup ” 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, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.applicationssoftwaremega.com.
Publisher:
Program

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
1.2.1.3

MD5:
c971522219d6dd5906602f3749e73034

SHA-1:
c28f5f2d453d3f5c13f0adedb5587660a71d6cc5

SHA-256:
05d4c5be4d5c651da119258ce01b898daa8937fc5b5d65aec37d885c7a67788e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 11:43:57 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Program.Installer.Meta (M)
16.5.3.19

File size:
1.4 MB (1,433,693 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
App

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1lDCVwqJYTAaQ6IAfc70DcwZ5IFqK9iJv3hYSg3B6EcV9ocIl6GpQG7+UAqJdQHx:15Aasa4V70owZyFjiJ/hYSwB2PWkAAqu

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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