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TheSkyX Serious Astronomer Edition for Windows Update

Software Bisque Inc

The application theskyxsae10.5.010305winupdate.exe, “TheSkyX Serious Astronomer Edition for Windows Update Setup ” by Software Bisque Inc 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.bisque.com.
Publisher:
Software Bisque   (signed by Software Bisque Inc)

Product:
TheSkyX Serious Astronomer Edition for Windows Update

Description:
TheSkyX Serious Astronomer Edition for Windows Update Setup

MD5:
fea9c6e982e64a04f454e0015a494255

SHA-1:
ec4b2b35d484e3a56bde81eec5a726950b327ccd

SHA-256:
8efed0fadf737e532b32b681bb567061db6dd3058e9365b4bf7c2742a35135c7

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:
2/26/2025 3:10:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.24.21

File size:
128.5 MB (134,741,968 bytes)

Product version:
10.5.0 (Build 10305)

Copyright:
(c) 2016 Software Bisque. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Bisque Inc

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
6/30/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/29/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Bisque Inc, O=Software Bisque Inc, L=Golden, S=Colorado, C=US

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

Serial number:
7391B30423EC4F105282B1C5A390B99A

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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Entropy:
7.9988

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file theskyxsae10.5.010305winupdate.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bisque.com/sc/media/p/.../download.aspx

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