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pchealthboost-setup.exe

Boost Software Inc

The application pchealthboost-setup.exe by Boost Software Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. 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 download.pchealthboost.com.
Publisher:
Boost Software Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e637262376f4ccb46be4a8a94dc5f8e4

SHA-1:
5b1171ee8b32065548680caf204fc3f19111bcec

SHA-256:
58528e2f5263414186e3cc3ae5aa7099aa27fb8b3d4e5a44b335ec56224ab4c1

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
11/7/2024 5:40:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.103096
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.FN potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.1756.0

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.7.19.7

File size:
2.8 MB (2,916,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pchealthboost-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boost Software Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/13/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/11/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boost Software Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Boost Software Inc, L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
747D07834340AFF7F43E2259B7F02CBC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:VlJfsMh3r7LduJMIyMwRoNuJWLaPsrNTtJAto5r+nOOJUNQfEVBPXTyOTeF:V/bdub0oN6srRQe0nRHfED+f

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:
7.7903

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file pchealthboost-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.pchealthboost.com/boost/gcp/.../?dl=1&bst=1&chnl=&ver=2.3.1.807

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