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plutotvsetup.exe

Pluto, Inc.

The application plutotvsetup.exe, “Pluto TV Setup ” by Pluto 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 file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Pluto TV   (signed by Pluto, Inc.)

Product:
Pluto TV

Description:
Pluto TV Setup

MD5:
023f673ab17998a8636b0e29de0204f6

SHA-1:
e168fe0daf44ad8caaa6ab53632f6222be13a85e

SHA-256:
8bc7b2888145dc25c434f73dd995b8fb7b2cd26d7b0bc8fe65bbed37b6173ced

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 8:14:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PlutoTV.Installer.Installer.Meta (M)
16.2.18.0

File size:
20 MB (21,003,336 bytes)

Product version:
0.1.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\plutotvsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pluto, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/18/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Pluto, Inc.", OU=Technology, O="Pluto, Inc.", STREET=8163 Melrose Ave., L=Los Angeles, S=CA, PostalCode=90046, C=US

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

Serial number:
501920F98534EA0E421F0F3A729E6717

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):
393216:ajJz1VPCjQUCxVmixgcrfYahsHpQc9zfxl2siJy5Arbcy94kld5XdKYBIsDYV7q:aTFCjQtxIKrfYahwpQc9Jl1orbB5xND1

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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Entropy:
7.9999

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file plutotvsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/24/49/.../PlutoTVSetup.exe

http://on.pluto.tv/plutotv-pc

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