sony dcr-vx2000e user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.exe

Omicron Installer

DMN Partners SRL

The application sony dcr-vx2000e user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.exe by DMN Partners SRL has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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 stapi.surewit.com.
Publisher:
Live__Soft__Action  (signed by DMN Partners SRL)

Product:
Omicron Installer

Version:
9.31.3.1

MD5:
5332b80492ea54a26d9f57ce6e82f192

SHA-1:
a711c134323c804f91c366e5584e887fe9fd866e

SHA-256:
926c6732c9c2d5dc8d264fa1f398e2db986b4a3653a367b323e7e75a4d39a0fb

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:
2/25/2025 10:52:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.DMNPartn.Installer (M)
16.5.8.10

File size:
659 KB (674,776 bytes)

Product version:
9.31.3.1

Copyright:
(c) Live__Soft__Action. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\sony dcr-vx2000e user guide provided through pdfretriever.com.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/12/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/12/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=DMN Partners SRL, O=DMN Partners SRL, STREET=Str Liviu Rebreanu 46-58, L=Bucharest, S=District 3, PostalCode=031793, C=RO

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

Serial number:
3EB036A1CA66096F2715D12685C107F3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/29/2015 4:57:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:clf17vYog0B4LpUBLd/TN6cJwozqiHSZvs+q350Obnoy90HS:cx17Yog0BlBd/TscJxmISZHG0zyIS

Entry address:
0x1A80B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, EE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
564 KB (577,536 bytes)

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