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technic_launcher.exe

Direction Software Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application technic_launcher.exe by Direction Software has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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 download.software-dls.com.
Publisher:
Direction Software Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8348c20700ff67f769f572322b9149cd

SHA-1:
1ca2e0a1f43b783c2d52640f7dba01be14c50f76

SHA-256:
0c2200587e8f7a4198c622972188cfaa298804e58b04723146af63acc37138d2

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 8:53:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.151.18

AVG
InstallC
2015.0.3466

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.HV
8.9837

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12171

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2014.05.23.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DirectionSoftware.Q
14.5.23.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14521

Sophos
Install Core
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29418

File size:
692.4 KB (709,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Direction Software Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/24/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/25/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Direction Software Ltd., O=Direction Software Ltd., STREET=145-157 St. Joseph Street, L=London, S=London, PostalCode=FC1V 4PW, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
516B26955AE765AF0F8A215D337B47BA

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:X5tkOyMJfsGZQVk93UzfD0nZNnsauqHrldDeK7cPuHl0ZZQy6BS0GM088:X5SOyMJfs4eyUbazLNHrlIKoPMlq48

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8117

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://download.software-dls.com/cid/1954099062.1388359554/download/technic.software-dls.com/.../Technic_Launcher.exe

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