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spybot search & destroy setup.exe

Prog Application

Darwen Marketing Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application spybot search & destroy setup.exe, “Prog Application Setup ” by Darwen Marketing has been detected as adware 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 installCore installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Spybot - Search & Destroy but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Internet Program   (signed by Darwen Marketing Inc.)

Product:
Prog Application

Description:
Prog Application Setup

Version:
3.2.4.1

MD5:
cd70c0e51cd42a12371f687ea9df08f7

SHA-1:
40feaf79ca5dba678ec718111924d10d37ba8e6e

SHA-256:
9d8968f32e5fcdde00fb52344deb1f24c25e5704f81c76c7605538d0ea2bbe67

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/26/2024 6:46:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DarwenMa.Installer (M)
16.6.18.10

File size:
682.3 KB (698,688 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\spybot search & destroy setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Darwen Marketing Inc.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/16/2015 9:14:30 AM

Valid to:
2/17/2016 9:14:30 AM

Subject:
CN=Darwen Marketing Inc., O=Darwen Marketing Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112180A13CB05776BC42C97930E7C161F590

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:l59GEFQFJbGBvTp2/a6nx9nYgTvUHbrHNwTlFXtg+b0no2UQKjc5n1q0WTROv8vn:l59hJBF6x+wTlFXtgLo9Hc5n1q/8v6

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:
7.8874

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file spybot search & destroy setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.completeinstallsarea.com/c?x=4oy2tJ ivNSzGW7PNqiGGfPMYG9oSpIPfGCZrItMRaw=&c=c8uhmTGl0OpGycI5di1EOVRC91dr9WfEPA/Nht06U8MDnoC1 SHrpUufhxmriiwdDZXOOibMonJGC2y0 gUSPgyEzuwAo9FTfT9wnPS9GXtCoD1ba1X3AbER9TvTND1S&fallback_url=http://www.onlyfreedownloads.com/landing/bing3/.../download.php&downloadAs=Spybot Search & Destroy Setup.exe

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