nextkastsetup.exe

nextKast

Axis Entertainment Inc

The application nextkastsetup.exe, “nextKast Setup ” by Axis Entertainment Inc 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:
Axis Entertainment Inc / Winston Potgieter   (signed by Axis Entertainment Inc)

Product:
nextKast

Description:
nextKast Setup

MD5:
f47be1b336bfa6908e16467cc4dfbf4c

SHA-1:
4f7515db1cedee0139722f7b9fc9e6ded6cdc415

SHA-256:
48e8444bbd687dc181cce5b27eb6a388d123998bff759f4df7a64b8b1b003211

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:
11/17/2024 7:29:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.16.10

File size:
17.3 MB (18,131,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/16/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/17/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Axis Entertainment Inc, OU=Software Developer, O=Axis Entertainment Inc, STREET=554 W Quill Dr, L=San Antonio, S=Texas, PostalCode=78228, C=US

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

Serial number:
00D7B6FBADEC8C7AC9C097219C87A30D56

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

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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Entropy:
7.9999

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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