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pivot_v4-1.exe

Motus Software Limited

The application pivot_v4-1.exe by Motus Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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 icdn.pivotanimatorcontent.net.
Publisher:
Motus Software Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
71223e4496755a0ca9ab66cf3edbf4f0

SHA-1:
a9261e1acb53bfb5942a316cdc0c43d794db88a2

SHA-256:
042944a51e1c8031c5bb724fcd1c2e8df3d4843a8eebde527aed9c34a1317a83

Scanner detections:
4 / 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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 10:56:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141121

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL (variant)
8.10750

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfuuod
0.28.6.63474

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.13.13

File size:
1.8 MB (1,919,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pivot_v4-1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Motus Software Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Motus Software Limited, O=Motus Software Limited, STREET=27 Court Road, L=Lewes, S=East Sussex, PostalCode=BN7 2SA, C=GB

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

Serial number:
40EB5FB3525572FE6019E817FA7674D3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:9AMImL+QKzNq+t4cWc/i7zP4jp+36dMZkJT/zV9y8:+MIc+QKzVt4dcqfP4jp+3xM+

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8329

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file pivot_v4-1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://icdn.pivotanimatorcontent.net/Pivot_v4-1.exe

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