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Prog

Web Generic

The application setup.exe, “Prog Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 www.fraps.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Web Generic

Product:
Prog

Description:
Prog Setup

Version:
2.0.5.5

MD5:
2523cac1ed81b37c78d67ded28bbd320

SHA-1:
fc13e8180d3e0df0838a7569cc89095eefece40d

SHA-256:
967a7434922a4f7388d6cb434c868ffec53cfc3011c95e2c383450aa28505f4d

Scanner detections:
4 / 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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 2:42:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ACZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12346

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/11/2015

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.10.11.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
15.10.11.7

File size:
505.1 KB (517,238 bytes)

Product version:
3.7

Copyright:
Program Web Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CwQKGTE4STye+ohFTp/7OvxnGscPXlKhC2Iqjzva6WXd55yGMB:CrKuFSWKhmvxfcPXsItq

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)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.fraps.com/.../setup.exe

http://az804735.vo.msecnd.net/.../Setup.exe

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