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search_engine_ranker.exe

GSA Search Engine Ranker

GSA Gesellschaft fur Softwareentwicklung und Analytik GmbH

The application search_engine_ranker.exe, “GSA Search Engine Ranker Setup ” by GSA Gesellschaft fur Softwareentwicklung und Analytik GmbH 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 GSA Gesellschaft fur Softwareentwicklung und Analytik GmbH)

Product:
GSA Search Engine Ranker

Description:
GSA Search Engine Ranker Setup

MD5:
fbcc3b24fbb217f41250a5214805c5d4

SHA-1:
fb6d538de0011a2118bd8e2f87f7bee19c0a8eb9

SHA-256:
a8b3f9e1cf2f08e872f859816fa9b0041f32fac8b2de141f7f3478f1d25c62be

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:
11/15/2024 11:18:53 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.2.9.9

File size:
17.7 MB (18,577,336 bytes)

Product version:
7.09

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:
GSA Gesellschaft fur Softwareentwicklung und Analytik GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/12/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/13/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=GSA Gesellschaft fur Softwareentwicklung und Analytik GmbH, O=GSA Gesellschaft fur Softwareentwicklung und Analytik GmbH, 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:
00EE9F4F863949418525912298776243DB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

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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