prepreinstaller_win.exe

The application prepreinstaller_win.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from d2k54omj9vnmc1.cloudfront.net.
MD5:
14bdb2b2cae0e390d5ecd77251147269

SHA-1:
9dd8880bf5cdd0761e3adbde32b574ee6dea990d

SHA-256:
a54fec2432c24206224e047d51d5a637e108632e709dd668fadf657ae4f73cbe

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 9:27:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Downloader (M)
16.7.24.16

File size:
316.5 KB (324,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win16 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
OS bitness:
Win16

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:kHIYHFi3sFkPiwwSOz0TZUds5EjRpSYXREl2YQlvY9:CFAIq0XSYXRElp8

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

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