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pivotsticksetup.exe

Application

Motus Software Ltd

The application pivotsticksetup.exe, “Application Setup ” by Motus Software 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 cafeattach.naver.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Internet   (signed by Motus Software Ltd)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
ae5bac2e45a2b1dd9b668c014448a068

SHA-1:
55f1fba2f70e2833c057714b63007f0418b6f86a

SHA-256:
8a7e721b1070a823bc203a01a9978d5eb48802009a76ba5f2b91d8beecd6063a

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:
11/27/2024 4:17:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150525

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DQY
22238

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11679

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Meta
15.5.25.7

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0430
7.2.145

File size:
1.8 MB (1,875,120 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Motus Software Ltd

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2015 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/10/2016 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Motus Software Ltd, OU=IT, O=Motus Software Ltd, L=Lewes, S=East Sussex, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1B195E0268790297EB8AF4694873FE36

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RBY1v8Kw60w7O07/+HcjJZd1cQepkpUMCj2q+QD8JRQuqFxs6TCQZmn8CRd1Hm4K:RGqKwRHcNZd1QJKtVgjgt6m8C461h5U

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 pivotsticksetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://cafeattach.naver.net/69fc75c5d68f8d517f93f9cdf0106f15b3e11ffdee/20150703_114_cafefile/.../pivotsticksetup.exe

http://cafeattach.naver.net/69fc75c5d68f8d517f9cffcef1156f15b4e019ff00/20150703_114_cafefile/.../pivotsticksetup.exe

https://www.dropbox.com/s/.../pivotsticksetup.exe

http://icdn.mypivotfiles.com/pivotsticksetup.exe

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