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passware-kit-enterprise.exe

The application passware-kit-enterprise.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. 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 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 www.updatestar.com.
MD5:
482d4dab5a76bdd2b12b1a6b610043f8

SHA-1:
df2f849cdc12a6584b1bb98b5d3716fa6341ca29

SHA-256:
7bcf7389b5385eee7c3932654d9c048800d56933890b8b6cdf1e0d33b287a522

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
12/23/2024 4:14:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCore.AG.2
7.11.107.60

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0213

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.DC
10.8906

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/InstallCore.DC
7/31/2016

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.UpdateStar.A
v2016.07.31.05

McAfee
Artemis!482D4DAB5A76
5600.6321

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.ENG (M)
16.7.31.17

Sophos
Install Core Installer
4.93

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1005
7.2.213

File size:
607.3 KB (621,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\passware-kit-enterprise.exe

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:+yMJfsGnpV1QXzsgbJ5irP2pef3JLsa0z6wRGzgm+bi1vLU:+yMJfsSv1QXpCrP2ps3tb0uGwEbi1vL

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8377

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file passware-kit-enterprise.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.updatestar.com/.../2008645

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