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popcorntimesetup.exe

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Installer

The application popcorntimesetup.exe, “Generic Setup ” 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, 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.
Publisher:
Installer

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
5.5.5.3

MD5:
45aeebb272b3bd321df5b041759d349f

SHA-1:
ab9adaa3cb97e1b6b442b10d7f23143846a13830

SHA-256:
cdc7ef6e2fb734ace37a1326d94ece98dd71b12e1fdfcef0c72fdb835b59fd79

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/26/2024 12:24:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RES (M)
16.7.14.16

File size:
687.1 KB (703,615 bytes)

Product version:
2.7

Copyright:
Software Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zRoXpU5LGBg6VooEGvg2rVqFz73Vmmz7I6Vc4V1nJf7ZlqVdPWfU0b3o:zRoX2r6+oZj5uRmmzE6VcO1nd7ZlqVdX

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file popcorntimesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://real-goal.info/?dl=1&pi=Azn0AjidAjn1Nw==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&chnl=b_sa_ch&dr=cHaWck1w 3sj 3vuUXxp KLm2r0Wc32lDXidvENyhKvEvmCWcyDEcmlChSDBDz1w2kDj7z1kLQDj rcWcHim7z0RvmiWAkDjIKiWXzizNjg0OTMFASDPDdlChV80NTa3NZ7dAZaz&pd=2323Um2JDd8t2XsB d5CUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AzazAjg0AZMq

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