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screenrecordersetup.exe

Safe Software

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application screenrecordersetup.exe by Safe Software has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com.
Publisher:
Safe Software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7de506580d77f2b3a8dbe07641a28749

SHA-1:
b6e9b49d9dc01a36d210c13a1ed694bc85ed2634

SHA-256:
093d2c67fd2fd9b2cc51f90089a1e9072379b3fb9675facd6b6394a94704cd09

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 3:54:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3288

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.38104
9.0.1.0321

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RA (variant)
8.10736

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/17/2014

McAfee
Artemis!7DE506580D77
5600.6944

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Installer.SafeSoftware
15.4.11.23

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.321

File size:
773.4 KB (791,920 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Software

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
10/29/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
11/3/2015 5:30:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Software, O=Safe Software, L=Seattle, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
023BE808DC0B03F81EE92F5AE8266447

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xQE6FIOyYqhuYwoi3qajmt4kRWcTwMgSxi8y:xvIVreNfi6ikRVvxU

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8419

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/91/24/.../screenrecordersetup.exe

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