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startmenux_setup_6_001_pro.exe

Start Menu X

OrdinarySoft

The application startmenux_setup_6_001_pro.exe, “Start Menu X Setup ” by OrdinarySoft 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.startmenux.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
OrdinarySoft   (signed by OrdinarySoft)

Product:
Start Menu X

Description:
Start Menu X Setup

MD5:
0eb7f17f7f2f0810d6d84d487fb91710

SHA-1:
152eea2b6bdad87f808b7730fb58ee4d3640144b

SHA-256:
9947f80b3c3bfcf577a305af27e89aed4e8361dff0595860bfb985d5397a848a

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:
11/27/2024 4:24:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.7.15

File size:
6.1 MB (6,351,256 bytes)

Product version:
6.00

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\startmenux_setup_6_001_pro.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OrdinarySoft

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/31/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2019 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OrdinarySoft, O=OrdinarySoft, L=Vishneve, S=Kievskay obl, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
60F4A4927D2DE396980B25F3A925E06A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file startmenux_setup_6_001_pro.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.startmenux.com/StartMenuX_Setup_freeware.exe

http://www.startmenux.com/StartMenuX_Setup_6_001_PRO.exe

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