nexus mod manager-0.63.11.exe

Nexus Mod Manager

Black Tree Gaming Ltd.

The application nexus mod manager-0.63.11.exe, “Nexus Mod Manager Setup ” by Black Tree Gaming 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from nmm.nexusmods.com.
Publisher:
Black Tree Gaming   (signed by Black Tree Gaming Ltd.)

Product:
Nexus Mod Manager

Description:
Nexus Mod Manager Setup

Version:
0.63.11

MD5:
abdbc68fd03b9cd6e421113d6dee7300

SHA-1:
8df59c23ea693a196ca477f02450e2b454e360f3

SHA-256:
29dd52eb18b337d0294249c11937b2a09fc3831cf7e3f9b3b93aed46328b1ca0

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:
11/24/2024 3:38:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.22.12

File size:
6.2 MB (6,456,560 bytes)

Product version:
0.63.11

Copyright:
Copyright © Black Tree Gaming 2011-2016

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nexus mod manager-0.63.11.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/19/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/18/2017 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Black Tree Gaming Ltd., O=Black Tree Gaming Ltd., L=Exeter, S=Devon, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
376E224F44326C6231C32646A9630157

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

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)

The file nexus mod manager-0.63.11.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://nmm.nexusmods.com/Releases/.../Nexus Mod Manager-0.63.11.exe

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