purevpn_setup.exe

GZ Systems Limited

The application purevpn_setup.exe, “PureVPN Setup ” by GZ Systems Limited 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
PureVPN   (signed by GZ Systems Limited)

Product:
PureVPN

Description:
PureVPN Setup

Version:
5.17.1.0

MD5:
e9df9688608a6ff9a42a6d01cf068816

SHA-1:
a011f6fd5e76ad06a57b5ade2e3d4986dc8c8660

SHA-256:
38b5f9af1d92a7bead486164edc0e3666f2f4afc423e143370fa00535bf08e1d

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:
11/15/2024 12:48:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.3.7.9

File size:
24.5 MB (25,740,712 bytes)

Product version:
5.17.1.0

Copyright:
PureVPN

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\purevpn\purevpn_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/13/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/19/2017 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=GZ Systems Limited, O=GZ Systems Limited, L=Central, C=HK

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 High Assurance Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0D94FD9B035C215F088C6CAB021E3FF6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9988

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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