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samcast.exe

Software Web

iLight Media LP

The application samcast.exe, “Software Web Setup ” by iLight Media LP 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:
Installer Program   (signed by iLight Media LP)

Product:
Software Web

Description:
Software Web Setup

MD5:
03c2006fc761b6980432bf12811745a8

SHA-1:
e94c679863b7438e64ca613fdcdd1aaf8b2fe357

SHA-256:
6dce0d0d1cd5b6b9930f90e2e8bf1074dc184cebaa5a4b9cf973ba4043092619

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:
1/2/2025 6:42:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
16.11.27.7

File size:
938.5 KB (961,056 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.3

Copyright:
Prog

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
iLight Media LP

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/9/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/9/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=iLight Media LP, O=iLight Media LP, STREET=Summit House, STREET=Mitchell Street, L=Edinburgh, S=Edinburgh, PostalCode=EH6 7BD, C=GB

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

Serial number:
00945FD915CF5A0B74479BB2C83AB0C079

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):
24576:WkEgPxu1ROrrG1wtPOqr3Rx2Z4DPQ/MfGEi/mG:Wk3ZuvKGIGqrkWheiG

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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