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search_engine_ranker.exe

GSA Search Engine Ranker

Sven Bansemer and Thomas Scheel GbR

The application search_engine_ranker.exe, “GSA Search Engine Ranker Setup ” by Sven Bansemer and Thomas Scheel GbR 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:
GSA Software   (signed by Sven Bansemer and Thomas Scheel GbR)

Product:
GSA Search Engine Ranker

Description:
GSA Search Engine Ranker Setup

MD5:
c4090611136607e057e0b8bf24e9541b

SHA-1:
361c1f714eb3895c36b470627f7c6e568d9688f2

SHA-256:
61ad237eb1b6589dbb68f0aed39cc58599ce5151bd51f2f7b82fff9086a092ee

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:
11/5/2024 10:51:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)
17.1.15.5

File size:
16.4 MB (17,156,488 bytes)

Product version:
3.82

Copyright:
© 2012 GSA Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sven Bansemer and Thomas Scheel GbR

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/26/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/26/2012 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sven Bansemer and Thomas Scheel GbR, O=Sven Bansemer and Thomas Scheel GbR, STREET=Dierkower Damm 29, L=Rostock, S=Outside United States, PostalCode=18146, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
62A27B4864757E1B8C4C2B3C01C353DA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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