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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:
f7082832ca29bf58415e69b00f0f7a66

SHA-1:
d6efecc52f11d457eeeeb3e98c5b5846d563a3d3

SHA-256:
27c1433e1db70b2d870330a6cb39ea14b025bf3df8740c037d1df5c093238723

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:
12/28/2024 7:52:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.5.5

File size:
17.3 MB (18,177,184 bytes)

Product version:
6.13

Copyright:
© 2013 GSA Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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:
11/2/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/3/2013 2:59:59 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:
00CE6C72339BF37486698C2CD38A8EDCBB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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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Entropy:
7.9999

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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