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pwtaxsetup.exe

PayWindow Tax Tables

ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc.

The application pwtaxsetup.exe, “PayWindow Tax Tables Setup ” by ZPAY Payroll Systems 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:
ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc.   (signed by ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc.)

Product:
PayWindow Tax Tables

Description:
PayWindow Tax Tables Setup

MD5:
eadd877903b49f85cb7af8910f73d9d9

SHA-1:
3ce68152621d262d184d2fd737f39002fed655ff

SHA-256:
82c3d77924d81b566c7dac8cc0e2ab211a4d826184f5f81214f196b70c80f734

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:
11/24/2024 12:37:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.11.23

File size:
1.1 MB (1,196,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/25/2016 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/20/2018 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc.", O="ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc.", STREET=10745 Serenity Ln, L=Savanna, S=IL, PostalCode=61074, C=US

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

Serial number:
404ADBEE10886EAB9216EDAE8395BE25

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

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:
7.9838

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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