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 d395a9hf93xv82.cloudfront.net.
MD5:
e1e7e78513ea5d73ce11e510d4b892c1

SHA-1:
fd9cb719ed4bf04c43642bf623422e7d22b94b03

SHA-256:
f66ed44128b44885c6ffa0cf5ab5ea681ac8f9868d634a0301a97ac00ef3f12b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 8:21:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Downloader (M)
16.7.24.16

File size:
321 KB (328,704 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):
3072:tIhXxoAAGrq/ZKRxo4o2Ke+1NXV+iqWgzSot05X6XKT0QC4fetg3GO0DWMTKTxb+:0oFGGZf4o2KeYF6XKYOSsPqWMTKTxbmT

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

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