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stardockstart8156.exe

Rutubo

AVSoftware Ltd

The application stardockstart8156.exe, “Rutubo Setup ” by AVSoftware 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloadsoftwaretower.com.
Publisher:
Dom   (signed by AVSoftware Ltd)

Product:
Rutubo

Description:
Rutubo Setup

Version:
5.0.2.1

MD5:
c3ad97b305a4502da02c5928134af577

SHA-1:
e87f948bcbbff506cae4d2845bb77246e42f4bd3

SHA-256:
a4d6898b6f4df02c2316e9eea876ada0cb04c5f5a3bba7d9e248a15a9bcd9cb6

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:
11/5/2024 9:34:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AVSoftwa.Installer (M)
16.5.27.12

File size:
968.8 KB (992,064 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\stardockstart8156.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 6:55:52 AM

Valid to:
12/31/2016 6:55:52 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware Ltd, O=AVSoftware Ltd, L=Sofia, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112134814B6C56AF7047C195AE1D737EC185

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:E6WsEh1GXeQO2Our4MkO6H12ro8JG8Gf5l1nRobv:lch10ZO2OuUu6H0rowyfD0

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:
7.9332

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file stardockstart8156.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloadsoftwaretower.com/c?x=IvSLzNJtkSmH Ed3pE/msO8XtwBx8uABYl2mx6P8qCI=&c=GmGup0iaS l5dv6RhRAeTaVEreYWw3iJC13QxGrBTthOZ HemY3PB61fqbRy2qtw3umHOavaR9pML5ApBcGG79kJ5sJU3XUFKw3e W19Ddr5pyAYk61QjTG/ebPxirEP&downloadAs=StardockStart8156.exe&fallback_url=http://.../get.php?file=2f35e898&m3

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